County Championship: Glamorgan and Derbyshire level pegging after day two

Mason Crane made three appearances for England across Tests and T20 internationals between 2017 and 2018

Glamorgan and Derbyshire are evenly-matched after a struggle for runs in Cardiff, with the hosts 113 runs ahead with six second-innings wickets left.

Mason Crane (4-60), James Harris (3-28) and Dan Douthwaite (2-32) all performed impressively as Derbyshire fell away to 198 all out.

David Lloyd (60) and Wayne Madsen (63) were the visitors' main run-getters.

Spinner Alex Thomson had Glamorgan in trouble again at 74-4 as he earned a 10-wicket match haul so far.

On a chilly day, it was a bowler-friendly exception in a round of run-heavy games with the Kookaburra ball, with rival spinners Alex Thomson and Crane bowling nearly all the overs from the River Taff end.

Former Glamorgan captain Lloyd, on 35 overnight, took the attack to his former team-mates, hitting nine fours before missing an attempted sweep to give once-capped England leg-spinner Crane his first competitive wicket for Glamorgan.

Lloyd's stand of 76 with the patient Harry Came proved the highest of the innings, with scoring a struggle again.

Wayne Madsen also started brightly enough but Came's 113-ball vigil without a boundary ended on 25 when he was trapped plumb lbw by Harris, bowling tightly as only 71 runs came off 30 overs in an intriguing first session.

Derbyshire declined through the afternoon with the loss of Madsen on 63 proving a key blow, driving Dan Douthwaite high to cover where sub Asa Tribe took a leaping catch at the second attempt.

Lloyd may have enjoyed his first innings back in Cardiff, but the other Welsh red-ball debutant and former Glamorgan batter Aneurin Donald fell caught behind down the leg-side off Douthwaite for seven.

Harris dried up the run-rate at one end despite the absence of seamer Jamie McIlroy through a shoulder injury.

With Crane relishing the chance of a long bowl after a season of frustration, he claimed the last three wickets with a filthy full-toss, a gorgeous googly and a lovely leg-break as Zak Chappell was stranded on 20 not out.

Derbyshire needed early wickets and got them as Thomson, opening the bowling, won lbw verdicts against Zain Ul Hassan (11) and Sam Northeast with successive balls.

After a bad light break, Kiran Carlson tried to give Thomson the charge and was bowled for 11 to give Thomson his 10th wicket of the game.

Billy Root looked settled for 32 before Sam Conners was allowed to return briefly and bowled him to leave the game well-poised.

Glamorgan spin bowler Mason Crane told BBC Sport Wales:

"I haven't bowled that many overs for quite some time, so that was nice, good to get out there and try to find a rhythm with some slow spin in the wicket, I really enjoyed my day.

"The match is very much is the balance, a good partnership in the morning and we'll start nudging ahead because the wicket's only going to get worse, so if we can get north of 200, towards 250, we're right in the game.

"Last year was a disappointment for me (with two Championship appearances) but since I've joined Glamorgan, I've loved every minute and I'm happy to be involved and be an important member of the team."

Derbyshire batter Wayne Madsen told BBC Radio Derby:

"It's going to be a really good game of cricket, there's enough in the wicket especially for the spinners and it's really slow which makes it challenging to score.

"You don't get too many (pitches) in April that are this dry, I've played here a few times and I've not seen it spin like that, it was quite a surprise but it makes a really interesting game.

"There's always a bit of theatre with guys round the bat so it makes for good viewing.

"The scores from the first innings are likely to come down with the wicket slowing down and spinning more, so we've got to give ourselves as little as possible to go for."