Both Glamorgan men’s and women’s sides won this weekend, with the women set for One-Day Cup finals day and men in the driving seat for promotion.

The men’s team beat Lancashire by 154 runs, with leg-spinner Mason Crane taking 9 wickets in the match, including a pivotal 6-19 on the second day as Glamorgan bowled Lancashire out for 137.

Having scored 261 in their first innings at Old Trafford, with 77 and 61 from Kiran Carlson and Asa Tribe respectively, the Welsh county needed a strong bowling performance to assert their dominance on the contest. Crane and Sri Lankan overseas seamer provided that, with the pair taking nine of the ten wickets to give their side a lead of 124.

From there, Glamorgan’s experienced pair of batters Sam Northeast and Carlson took charge of the game, putting on 215-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

A pair of hundreds for the captain and vice-captain took Glamorgan to a lead of 472, which Lancashire never looked likely to chase.

A plucky hundred from Lancs opener Luke Wells and 61 from Australia overseas batter Marcus Harris provided some resistance, but six wickets between spinners Crane and Ben Kellaway eventually delivered their side a 20-point victory early on the fourth day.

It was the Welsh side’s fifth win in the last eight matches, the other three drawn, after a poor start, and puts them 38 ahead of Lancashire while also extending their advantage over third-placed Derbyshire.

With Glamorgan’s final two matches a trip to Derbyshire and at home to Lancs, the Welsh county’s cushion will be vital in the race for promotion to Division One of the County Championship.

Loan player Freeborn stars for Glammy

Abbey Freeborn – making her debut for Glamorgan on loan from Warwickshire – starred with the bat for the Welsh county as they beat Leicestershire by a comfortable margin of 125 runs on Saturday.

Freeborn batted unbeaten throughout the innings for 108*, including 10 fours as Glamorgan reached 261-5. Support came in the form of a number of starts from captain Lauren Parfitt (28), Bethan Ellis (28), Beth Gammon (29), and Rose Evans (28).

With the ball, the spoils were shared as the Foxes were bowled out for 136 in 34.1 overs. Gemma Porter ended with the pick of the figures – 3/25 – with Ellis, Ellie Anderson, and Nicole Reid also taking two each.

The result sees Glamorgan go up to third in the League Two table, having won three of four matches.

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