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Dawid Malan falls cheaply as Glamorgan apply early pressure

[ad_1] Middlesex 64 for 3 v Glamorgan Scorecard Glamorgan captain Michael Hogan picked up two wickets to give his side the edge against Middlesex on a rain-shortened first day at Lord's. Hogan got rid of his opposite number Dawid Malan , as well as opener Sam Robson, as Middlesex fought their way to 64-3 after being put in to bat. Only one over was bowled before the rain intervened - and in all the weather allowed Glamorgan to send down a total of 16.1 overs in the day. Lukas Carey, who bowled unchanged from the Pavilion End, made the initial breakthrough for the Welsh side by having Max Holden caught behind. Sam Robson had seemed well-set as he carved two boundaries through the off side to reach 17 - but he became Hogan's first victim, prodding at one that bowled him through the gate. Malan, playing his first innings of the county season, got off the mark with a leg glance for four but added just one more before he drove at Hogan and was caught at second slip just after lunc...

Pink balls can beat Championship bad light - Malan

[ad_1] Middlesex 194 (Eskinazi 94, Hogan 5-49, Van der Gugten 4-63) drew with Glamorgan 38 for 4 (Murtagh 4-12) Scorecard Middlesex captain Dawid Malan wants the ECB to experiment with a pink ball in the County Championship to prevent more early season washouts. Only 58 overs were bowled during Middlesex's Division Two clash against Glamorgan at Lord's, with rain on the final morning ensuring the match was abandoned as a draw. The home of Glamorgan Cricket is to be renamed Sophia Gardens Cardiff after its partnership with its title sponsor SSE ended earlier this year. Sophia Gardens Cardiff, which echoes the name used by the venue from 1967 to 2007 will be used immediately, with the ground currently undergoing a rebranding process. But Malan feels it could have been a different story with a pink ball in use on the second day, when no play was possible due to overcast conditions - although the Lord's floodlights were switched on. "We could have had a full day we'...