Triple centuries in First-Class cricket are no easy feat. Many legendary Test cricketers don't have a triple century to their name. Hitting a triple century requires utmost patience and reaching that milestone with a six requires guts. Glamorgan's David Lloyd emulated former Indian opener Virender Sehwag and reached his triple century with a six.
At Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Lloyd tormented Derbyshire batters. While other Glamorgan batters threw their wickets away after playing themselves in, Billy Root shared a 207-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Lloyd.
As Lloyd approached his triple ton, he became more aggressive. He relied more on boundaries to get Glamorgan's score past 500. In the 132nd over of first innings, he was batting on 299 and could have taken a single. However, Lloyd chose to smash Alex Thomson for a six to his maiden triple century.
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Skipper Lloyd declared the innings once Glamorgan reached the 550-run mark. He remained unbeaten for 313 from 398 deliveries. His mammoth knock was laced with 40 fours and four sixes. He batted with an impressive strike rate of 78.64.
The second top-scorer for the team was Joe Root's brother Billy who scored 79 runs from 147 deliveries.
Interestingly, before slamming a triple ton, Lloyd's highest First-Class score was 121. In his 96th First-Class match, he stunned everyone to get a big score on the board.
While the Cardiff pitch looked like an easy one to bat on, Derbyshire batters faltered and lost early wickets. Skipper Billy Godleman got out for an eight-ball duck by Michael Hogan.
New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel was introduced as the first change bowler and it paid dividends. The Kiwi spinner of Indian origin got the wicket of wicketkeeper-batter Brooke Guest (11) and Wayne Madsen for a golden duck. Another Derbyshire batter disappointed as they were reduced to 50/4 inside 20 overs. Leus du Plooy got out after scoring just a single.
