By Zim Sport Live Writer
Zimbabwe-born Glamorgan star Eddie Byrom made 94 off 108 balls, his best knock of the season, but his effor was invain as the defending One Day Cup champions suffered a five wicket defeat against Gloucestershire on Friday.
Byron shared a stand of 127 with Sam Northeast (52) to provide a platform for Glamorgan’s total of their 288-9 after being sent in to bat.
In reply a masterful 143 not out from Australian Cameron Bancroft eased Gloucestershire to a five-wicket victory over defending One Day Cup champions Glamorgan as they chased down a target of 289 with 20 balls to spare.
Byrom, who was born and bred in Zimbabwe before relocating to the UK told BBC Sport Wales afterwards:
“The way Bancroft played was probably the difference between the two teams, he’s a high-quality performer and he didn’t give us a sniff.
“I thought 288 was probably par, we had some good partnerships especially Sam and me at the top. It was nice to get some runs and to be back playing first-team cricket which I haven’t done too much of this year.
“I know I can perform at this level. I’ve been working hard with the coaches and trying to score my second-team runs, but it’s good to have that competition at the club.
“It’s been a tough start to the group but we’ve got to give of our best for the last four games and look to win all four, I still believe we can do that with the group we’ve got and there’ve been great learnings for the young guys.”