Warwickshire race to two-day win over Glamorgan

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day two)

Glamorgan 69: Bamber 5-28, Barnard 3-5 & 65: Tribe 27; Barnard 5-13

Warwickshire 391: Hain 76, Young 60, Barnard 51; Kellaway 3-79

Warwickshire (22pts) beat Glamorgan (3 pts) by an innings and 257 runs

Match scorecard

Warwickshire crushed dismal Glamorgan by an innings and 257 runs as they skittled the hosts for just 65 after running up a massive first-innings lead of 322.

The title-chasing Bears' accurate seam bowling was too much for Glamorgan, with Ed Barnard taking 5-13 as the hosts lost their last nine wickets for a paltry 23 runs.

The home batting fell apart in crushing fashion for the second time in the match as their worrying form since the resumption of the Championship got even worse.

The Bears batted solidly down the order for their first innings of 391, with Sam Hain making 76 and Barnard reaching 51, adding to Will Young's earlier 60.

The early win put the pressure on Warwickshire's Division One rivals Somerset and Nottinghamshire with two rounds left.

Resuming on 154-3, Warwickshire made solid progress in their efforts to turn the screw despite losing Vansh Jani for 28, bowled by Timm van der Gugten with a ball that nipped back to hit the top of middle stump.

Hain and Barnard added 86 with Hain looking set for his second century in a largely untroubled knock before edging Mason Crane to slip.

Crane troubled Kai Smith early on, but it was Glamorgan's third spinner, Kiran Carlson, who removed Barnard just after he had reached a 72-ball half-century, the quickest of the three Bears batters to the landmark.

Chris Woakes started strongly, passing 7,000 first-class runs, before being caught behind off van der Gugten's third delivery with the new ball- which Glamorgan delayed taking by two overs.

Wicket-keeper Smith, 21, did his best to shepherd the visitors to a fourth batting point with an unbeaten 49 but ran out of partners, after some confusion over tactics from both sides with nine wickets down.

Glamorgan's second innings began badly with teenage debutant Jack Hope-Bell getting off a pair before edging Chris Woakes to slip.

Asa Tribe (27) and Carlson took the score to 42 before four wickets fell in successive overs to leave the hosts in utter disarray.

Tribe was leg-before to Barnard, Carlson went the same way - playing no shot to Hannon-Dalby - Ingram edged Barnard to slip and Hannon-Dalby yorked Kellaway.

Barnard and Manav Suthar then rampaged through the lower order, with the former finishing with match figures of eight for 18 while the Indian spinner took three wickets without conceding a run.

The last four wickets fell without addition to emphasise the scale of Warwickshire's dominance.

Warwickshire continue their title chase as they next travel to Essex starting on Tuesday, 15 September, while a shell-shocked Glamorgan must try to restore some pride when they visit Surrey on the same date.

Warwickshire captain Ed Barnard said:

"Pretty remarkable in the end. For it to happen that quickly just shows how well the boys bowled even with how happy we were after day one.

"I think it's hard to judge the opposition but we were relentless, and I think our three batters got through a tricky period then to have a nice platform and everyone scored well.

"It was nice to get some rewards, I think I've bowled well all year and we've got a great attack with a great spinner, we're in a fortunate place at the moment.

"It feels really exciting (to be top for the time being), we're trying not to think about it too much and obviously there are two massive games to go."

Glamorgan head coach Richard Dawson told BBC Sport Wales:

"I've said to the boys that was an unacceptable performance, in front of our home fans.

"I thought yesterday was the bottom of the hole, and the frustration is repeating the mistakes not only from the first innings but from the last few games. If you want to learn, you've got to be honest with yourself, look in the mirror and work out what you need to do, then work forward rather than burying your head in the sand.

"Sometimes you've got to find a way through a tough period, Warwickshire were disciplined, their seam attack were on the money and they've got a top-class spinner. But you've got to show discipline, application, and clarity in your plans, and put your ego to one side at times, just try to get the job done.

"We've got to be honest, front up and go again because we've got another massive challenge next week (against Surrey). We're not burying our heads in the sand, we can't kid ourselves where we're at.

"You're always talking to people and focussing on areas where we feel we can support. This isn't just a player thing, this is me and the coaching staff, all of us as a group. We've got to put the work in and go in with a clear head next week."