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An absolute favourite of mine here as one of the best spells of cricket I've ever witnessed.

John Peeling: "Talk of hostile fast bowling spells has to include Allan Donald to Mike Atherton in 1998, incredible viewing #bbccricket, external"

A positive start by Glamorgan to their second knock. David Lloyd takes back to back boundaries off Ben Raine's opening over, the second a stylish off drive.

Eddie Byrom is on a pair, but opens his account with four off Paul Coughlin who continues to bowl after picking up the final wicket of the home side's first innings.

Tom Hartley continues to wheel away. Maiden over to Lewis Gregory.

The home side remain 67 runs ahead.

This game remains right in the balance. Lancashire have picked up enough wickets to keep Somerset nervous.

Those runs from Tom Abell and James Rew and the three drops of Rew have kept the Red Rose on edge.

A nervy moment there for Lewis Gregory, as an edge flies wide of the slips and down to the boundary. Four welcome runs.

It is now 17 balls since James Rew was dismissed as Lancashire have tightened the screw in terms of runs.

But Somerset have gone into safety mode.

Saqib Mahmood replaces Jimmy Anderson and his first ball is guided out into the deep by Lewis Gregory.

Kasey Aldridge gets off the mark with a single off the last ball as the lead inches up to 59.

Somerset's advantage is only 56 as Kasey Aldridge, the first of the non-batters, is at the wicket.

There are 48 overs remaining in the day's play. At what point will the home county feel that the match is safe?

If the weather is kind, this game will be back on at 3:30pm.

Early Notts declaration, perhaps?

Tom Hartley is into his 13th over of this innings, the same number as he bowled in the first innings. He is yet to take a wicket in this match.

Would Lancashire be carrying more threat if they had the leg-breaks of Matt Parkinson to call upon?

It's a tough dilemma. Hartley made 34 batting at number eight and 73 last week at Chelmsford. He also fields in the slips or at gully.

Parky is the ultimate number 11 and usually fields out in the deep.

Another nomination for the most fiery spell of bowling you've seen.

From Ruth: "Hostile bowling spells? Andy Roberts knocking out Ian Botham's front teeth in the 1974 Hampshire v Somerset game must be up there. #bbccricket, external."

2:45pm start - if there's no more rain.

Please...

We've lost eight overs in that rainy interlude.

57 left as it stands.

Jimmy Anderson has his first crack at James Rew since his horror drop.

But Rew is very, very, watchful and he manages to get bat on all six deliveries.

Somerset's lead is 51 and there are 52 overs left in the day.

Jonathan Doidge
BBC Radio Leeds cricket commentator

It's stopped raining, but it's the rain that has gone before that's the problem.

Right, Jonathan?

"Umpires have said it's very wet, but there is plenty of time and they are prepared to wait and see if the ground staff can get the pitch fit."

Lancashire sense an opening after the dismissal of Tom Abell, so Jimmy Anderson returns to the attack.

He will still be smarting from his horrific drop of James Rew not long ago.

Another nomination for the most fearsome spell of fast bowling ever seen. In this case, it's not one but a whole lot of them.

From MiloCat: "Marshall, Holding, Roberts. Garner - hostile spell throughout all of the late 70s early 80s #bbccricket, external."

You'll get no argument about that from me, but don't forget Croft, Clarke, Ambrose, Walsh, Patterson, Daniel etc. (Paul)

Tom Bailey has 3-39 in this innings after two in the first, demonstrating his worth once again to Lancashire.

But Lewis Gregory gets off the mark with a square-ish drive through the offside for four.

Rain stops play at Cardiffpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 23 April 2023

14:18 BST 23 April 2023

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I thought that might be coming.

Doesn't look like "set" rain, if you catch my drift.

So hopefully just a short delay.

Three slips in for Carse.

A lovely drive through cover by Van der Gugten for four.

Don't want to rain on anyone's parade but a few brollies are coming up at the River Taff End.

Shot! A controlled pull to leg for four.

That's the Glamorgan 300 and a 93-ball half century for Van der Gugten.

A slip and a leg slip in for Trevaskis now and new batter Podmore is off the mark with a drive through the bowler's legs for a single.

Nutmegged.

New ball due in three overs. 30 to save the follow on.