Clarke hits 136 to put Notts in control over Glam

Clarke hits 136 to put Notts in control over GlamImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Joe Clarke scored his first century of the County Championship season - and 25th of his first-class careerPublished37 minutes ago1 CommentsRothesay County Championship, Division One, Trent Bridge (day two)Nottinghamshire 279: Haynes 100; van der Gugten 4-54, Hadley 4-76 & 284-9: Clarke 136; Gorvin 3-55Glamorgan 113: Ul-Hassan 27; O'Neill 4-24, Hutton 4-33Nottinghamshire 4pts, Glamorgan 3ptsMatch scorecardNottinghamshire have their eyes on a first victory of their title defence after a Joe Clarke century led a dominant display against promoted Glamorgan at Trent Bridge.The Division One champions began day two by taking six wickets in less than an hour and a quarter as Glamorgan were skittled for 113, seamers Fergus O'Neill and Brett Hutton finishing with four wickets each.Nottinghamshire decided against enforcing the follow-on and then recovered from 8-2 in their second innings to finish on 284-9, a lead of exactly 450. Clarke made 136 after he and Ben Slater (70) had added 177 for the third wicket.The day played out less well for England's Ben Duckett, looking to rebuild his confidence after a disappointing Ashes series. Having made 25 on Friday in his first innings back in a Nottinghamshire shirt, the left-hander was run out for just a single.If the advantage had tipped in favour of Nottinghamshire with the late dismissal of Kiran Carlson the first evening, Glamorgan might have hoped to claw at least some of it back on the second morning.Instead, from 81-4 overnight, the Welsh county lost their last six wickets for 26 runs in a somewhat feeble capitulation. Australian quick O'Neill, who had taken two wickets in his first three overs on day one, repeated the feat to finish with 4-24. Hutton (4-33) ran through the tail and Dillon Pennington picked up the other wicket to fall.Three batters fell on 87. Colin Ingram might have reasonably claimed that it was...