COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO, Swalec Stadium:
CLOSE OF PLAY, DAY ONE: Glamorgan 198 v Middlesex 68-2
Middlesex 3pts
Match scorecard

Pedro Collins has played 32 Test matches for the West Indies

Pedro Collins took four wickets and Tim Murtagh three as Division Two leaders Glamorgan were bowled out for 198 on day one at Cardiff.

The hosts lost star batsman Mark Cosgrove first ball as they slumped to 8-3 before Jamie Dalrymple and Tom Maynard both hit 37 to steady the ship.

Even then it needed a last wicket stand of 62 between Dean Cosker and David Harrison to get them to their total.

Middlesex were 68-2 in reply at stumps, Scott Newman unbeaten on 40.

But perhaps of more concern to Glamorgan was the loss of captain Dalrymple to a broken right thumb.

Dalrymple was struck as he was dismissed by Collins and may miss the remainder of this game and at least his side's next three one-day fixtures.

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The day had begun well for Dalrymple as he won the toss and elected to bat.

But things soon started to go wrong as Cosgrove edged his first ball from Collins behind before Murtagh had Gareth Rees caught at short leg and Ben Wright caught at first slip.

Dalrymple and Maynard added 50 for the fourth wicket to repair some of the damage, only for Toby Roland-Jones to pin Maynard lbw just before lunch.

Wickets continued to fall regularly, as James Allenby edged another Collins out-swinger behind before the West Indian struck twice more in three balls, having Mark Wallace caught at fine leg and Dalrymple by Neil Dexter at second slip, breaking his thumb in the process.

Dexter then got in on the act by having James Harris caught behind and Robert Croft at gully before Cosker and Harrison offered some resistance, compiling Glamorgan's biggest last-wicket stand against Middlesex.

It beat the 60 put on by Croft and Huw Waters at Sophia Gardens in 2005 and George Lavis and Wilf Jones at Cardiff Arms Park in 1960 and was finally ended when Murtagh had Harrison caught at point.

Glamorgan then dropped both Newman and John Simpson before striking twice before the close, Allenby pinning Simpson leg before and Harris having Owais Shah caught behind.

Glamorgan director of cricket Matthew Maynard:
"Jamie's been for an x-ray, the specialist will give us a full report with more details of how long he thinks he will be out for.

"It's not displaced so that's good news, we'll see how much it settles down in the next week or two.

"If required I'm sure he will bat in the second innings, but he will be struggling to bat at three.

"Jamie has led the side fantastically well this season and has been in great form.

"He will definitely miss the next three one-day matches for us, then we'll see how the injury has settled down.

"There was a bit more in the wicket for the seam bowlers than we wanted.

"We have to go hard in the first session on Tuesday and see if we can get six or seven down by lunch, then bat as well as we can in the second innings."

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