Tribe and Kellaway star for Glamorgan against Kent
Asa Tribe played for Jersey's age groups from the age of 10 to 18
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Rothesay County Championship Division Two, The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury (day one)
Glamorgan 389-7 (95.4 overs): Tribe 94, Kellaway 91*, Ingram 70; Kashif Ali 4-75
Kent: Yet to bat
Kent 2 pts, Glamorgan 3 pts
Career-best scores from 21-year-olds Asa Tribe and Ben Kellaway allowed Glamorgan to build a solid 389-7 after being put in by Kent.
Tribe's mature 94 dominated the first half of the day while Kellaway steered the visitors' later efforts as he reached 91 not out.
He shared the day's best stand of 133 with Colin Ingram, who added 70 to his impressive season's tally.
But Pakistan paceman Kashif Ali, with his best county performance of 4-75, kept the home side in the game despite Glamorgan being in the ascendancy for most of the day.
Grant Stewart bowled tightly but a depleted Kent, minus a handful of bowlers, could not keep consistent pressure on the visitors.
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Kent, who also had Zak Crawley withdrawn by England, gave a debut to all-rounder Ekansh Singh, 18, among three changes while Glamorgan welcomed back experienced seamer James Harris after injury.
Glamorgan started confidently enough but Zain Ul Hassan, after hitting a couple of sweet off-drives, edged to Tawanda Muyeye at slip for 16 in Kashif Ali's first over.
A generous helping of extras helped Glamorgan's total from stalling, with the usually fast-scoring Tribe starting carefully as former Kent stalwart Sam Northeast played himself in serenely.
Tribe accelerated to his half-century the delivery before lunch against some inconsistent bowling, but Italy international Grant Stewart came out firing with a fine spell after lunch as he forced Northeast to edge to slip for 42 in a stand of 95.
A brilliant leaping slip catch by Daniel Bell-Drummond got rid of Kiran Carlson for 16, and leg-spinner Matt Parkinson bowled Tribe when it seemed the Jersey youngster was set for a maiden century.
Despite his disappointment, a fourth score of 50 or more in as many matches, including a healthy haul of 16 boundaries, suggests he has the technique to become established at the top of the order.
Colin Ingram was next to press the accelerator with a lofted straight six off Parkinson after one miscue just over mid-off, as he moved to 50 off just 47 balls.
He and Kellaway added 133 at four an over without undue alarm, and although Ingram slowed down in the latter stages of his knock, he was disappointed to be given out caught behind down leg-side from Kashif's first ball with the new cherry.
Kellaway passed his previous career-best of 74 with a rare edge over the slips, although he lost Chris Cooke (15) who saw his off-stump knocked back by Kashif.
Timm van der Gugten fell for 17 in George Garrett's last over but Kellaway was left in sight of a maiden century overnight as he and Tribe offered potential long-term promise for Glamorgan.
Glamorgan's Asa Tribe told BBC Sport Wales:
"It's always good to contribute to the team and I felt good out there personally.
"It shows Glamorgan have got a bright future since Kellers has been in unbelievable form as well, and Colin got some runs.
"We were going to have a bowl, there's plenty of grass on the wicket so I'm not surprised they put us in.
"I'm more than happy with my form (50 or more in four consecutive games), though I'd like to make those three-figure scores which I'm sure will come."
Kent's Ekansh Singh told BBC Radio Kent:
"I knew yesterday I was going to play when I got pulled off the field in a second team game.
"Adam Hollioake (coach) said I'd been batting really well in the second team and my time would come, so I've been patient.
"Joe Denly, who gave me my cap, has been helping me the last couple of winters, and it's nice to learn from someone like him with England experience.
"It was really special to cross the rope since this has been my home since the under 11s. My idol has always been Jacques Kallis (South African all-rounder) so I want to be a cricketer like him!"