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Second XI T20: Glamorgan come out on top at Newport
Somerset fell to an 85-run defeat to a strong Glamorgan side in the Second XI T20 competition at Newport CC.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bowl.
JT Langridge struck with the opening delivery of the match when he had Will Smale caught by Archie Vaughan.
The Somerset seamer then claimed his second victim when he bowled Ben Kellaway at 29 for two in the third over.
Tom Bevan and Colin Ingram then added 31 for the third wicket before the former was bowled by Zach Vukusic for 13. Vukusic then removed Ingram (20) courtesy of a catch from Langridge for the addition of just one further run to the total, and when Chris Cooke (4) became Vukusic’s third victim Glamorgan were 70 for five in the ninth over.
However, Asa Tribe smashed his way to 61 not out from just 40 balls to help ensure that his side finished on 174 for nine from their allotted overs.
Vukusic was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with figures of three for 16 from his three overs.
The Somerset reply got off to the worst possible start as wickets fell early and by the end of the six over powerplay the scoreboard was displaying 30 for five.
Kian Roberts took the attack to the Glamorgan bowlers and made 30 from just 24 balls, but only two other batters reached double figures as Somerset were dismissed for 89 runs inside 16 overs.
Mason Crane led the way for the home bowlers, claiming four for 27 from 3.4 overs.
Somerset named the following squad for the match: Josh Thomas, Seb Linnit, Fin Hill, Andy Umeed, Archie Vaughan, Kian Roberts, Ben Church, Zach Vukusic, Alfie Ogborne, JT Langridge, James Theedom and George Addy.
