White puts Yorkshire on top before Glam fight back

White puts Yorkshire on top before Glam fightbackImage source, Huw Evans agencyImage caption, Yorkshire bowled and fielded well in bleak south Wales conditionsByNick WebbBBC Sport Wales, AtSophia Gardens, CardiffPublished10 minutes agoCommentsRothesay County Championship, Division One, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day 1)Glamorgan 99-4 (36 overs): Ingram 41*, Kellaway 35*; White 3-26Yorkshire: Yet to bat Glamorgan 0 pts, Yorkshire 1 ptMatch scorecardYorkshire made the most of winning the toss as Glamorgan struggled to 99-4 in bleak conditions, in the hosts' opening game back in Division One after a 20-year absence.Jack White (3-26) did most damage after Ben Coad made the initial breakthrough, as Glamorgan collapsed from 20-0 to 28-4. But Colin Ingram (41 not out) and Ben Kellaway (35 not out) battled back with a stand of 71 in some belated evening sunshine. Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow, who had taken two catches as wicket-keeper, was forced off near the end with a hand injury after awkwardly stopping a delivery from Logan van Beek. Notifications, social media and more with BBC SportPublished16 August 2025Before the start, Yorkshire confirmed that Joe Root will play three Championship matches and fellow England batter Harry Brook two games as their preparations for the Test summer. Glamorgan gave debuts to ex-Somerset batter Sean Dickson and New South Wales paceman Ryan Hadley, while Yorkshire's new faces are Western Australia batter Sam Whiteman, born in Doncaster, and Dutch all-rounder Van Beek- although Aussie paceman Jhye Richardson was not pressed into early service.Intermittent rain, combined with a chilly wind, meant that play did not begin in grey, windy and inhospitable weather until 16:15 BST.Asa Tribe and Eddie Byrom, a rare bespectacled pair of batters, formed a new opening partnership and Byrom hit his first ball back in the team to the square-leg boundary.But Ben Coad beat him several times before forcing him to edge to slip where Finlay Bean c...