County Championship Division Two: David Lloyd to lead Glamorgan at Derby
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Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Derbyshire v Glamorgan |
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Venue: County Ground, Derby Date: Sunday, 19 May Time: 11:00 BST |
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio Derby AM and BBC Sport online and app, updates on BBC Radio Wales |
All-rounder David Lloyd is to lead Glamorgan for the first time as they face Derbyshire in the third round of Championship cricket.
Lloyd, 27, takes over from Chris Cooke who is sidelined with ankle ligament damagedraw against Gloucestershire.
"It's an honour for me to captain these boys and it's something I wasn't expecting," said Lloyd.
All-rounder Dan Douthwaite makes a Championship debut, while Tom Cullen takes over as wicket-keeper.
Spinner Andrew Salter was a late call-up with Kieran Bull suffering a back problem.
Cooke could be out for up to six weeks, missing most of the block of Championship games.
Seam bowlers Michael Hogan and Lukas Carey return as Marchant de Lange and Timm van der Gugten are rested during a block of nine four-day games.
"Chris is a big part of our team, but I really enjoyed it (standing in against Gloucestershire), it's a challenge I enjoyed and it's something I'll relish hopefully while Chris is away," Lloyd told BBC Sport Wales.
Glamorgan have had just one day to prepare since their second draw of the campaign, against Gloucestershire in Newport.
Derbyshire sat out the last round of games, but lead Glamorgan by eight points after their opening win over Durham. The home county won the toss and batted first.
Derbyshire: Godleman, Reece, Madsen, Lace, Hughes, Hosein, Critchley, Dal, van Beek, Palladino, Rampaul.
Glamorgan: Selman, Hemphrey, Labuschagne, Lloyd, Root, Lawlor, Douthwaite, Cullen, Salter, Carey, Hogan.