England Test skipper Joe Root forged a sensational partnership with Yorkshire skipper Steven Patterson as Yorkshire finished Day 3 of their County Championship match against Glamorgan well on top. Root played a sensational hand and fell just a solitary run short of a well-deserved century.
It was on the back of some superb batting by Root and Patterson which took Yorkshire past Glamorgan’s first innings total and eventually went onto take a crucial 79 runs lead. After Glamorgan danced to the tunes of the Yorkshire bowlers, it was time for the Glamorgan bowlers to give it back.
Michael Nesser bowled a fiery spell bagging a fifer and some good bowling from the other pacers were instrumental in reducing Yorkshire to 116/8. Having come into the crease at 6/2 and see wickets fall around him, Joe Root held his nerves and looked the best batsmen from either side. His decisive strokeplay and feet movement against the moving ball was quite fascinating to see.
He drove through the up, adjusted to the lengths of the ball perfectly and ended up playing some delightful shots and helped Yorkshire claw their way back into the match and rest back the initiative.
A brilliant 79 runs partnership with skipper Steven Patterson turned the match on it’s head. Patterson provided the much-needed support to Root and went onto score a classy unbeaten 47 taking Yorkshire to a sizeable lead. Root fell agonisingly close of the century mark getting castled by Daniel Douthwaite.
With a substantial lead given the favourable conditions for bowlers, Yorkshire bowling led by Ben Coad and Jordan Thompson struck early to push Glamorgan into the back foot right away. They bowled brilliantly and reduced them to 44/3 which included the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne. It was David Llyod and Kiran Carlson who took Glamorgan to safety with a good partnership.
While Llyod took his time to get going, Carlson threw a counter-punch on the Yorkshire bowlers racing his way to a breezy knock of 44 of just 42 deliveries which included seven fours. They eventually ended the day’s play on 105/3, with a lead of 29 runs.