Matt Renshaw made an unbeaten century on his Somerset debut as 18 wickets fell on a busy first day against promoted Worcestershire at Taunton. "People keep telling me that Somerset have never won the County Championship and I would love to play a part in it happening. Of course, a good summer over here
would help my ambitions to play more for Australia, but I am really not thinking that far ahead at the moment. "It was really tough out there in the morning session. The ball was moving around a lot and I kept getting hit on the inner thigh. "I just tried to play as straight and as late as possible, while trying to enjoy the experience. I had heard the Taunton crowd were good and now I have experienced that myself."
Shaun Marsh displayed his class with an imperious century to put Glamorgan on top at the halfway point of their County Championship Division Two clash with Gloucestershire. The Australian international registered 18 fours in a classy innings of 111 at Bristol on a wicket that still has a degree of life left in it as Glamorgan reached 5-296 in response to their opponents' 236 all out. In reaching three figures midway through the final session, Marsh joins compatriots Matthew Elliott and Mark Cosgrove in having scored a first-class century on debut for the Welsh county. He is the 10th Glamorgan player to achieve the feat.
It was not all plain sailing for the visitors as, resuming on 26 without loss, opening batsmen Nick Selman and Jack Murphy struggled for rhythm in a morning session eventually cut short by light rain. Although they were seldom in real trouble, they crept forward at a snail's pace as Gloucestershire, aided by the overcast conditions, bowled a decent line and length.The pair were prised apart with the score on 57 when Selman was bowled by Ryan Higgins for 28 off 66 balls.Thereafter, the day belonged to Marsh. Gloucestershire toiled in the afternoon sunshine as Murphy and the seemingly indomitable Marsh set about their task.The pair were cautious but positive in their approach and added 67 for the second wicket before Murphy was adjudged lbw to Graeme van Buuren for 47.
