Somerset Seconds suffered their third defeat in three days in the 2nd XI Trophy competition when they lost by seven wickets to Glamorgan at the County Ground today.

Batting first Somerset got off to a flying start with openers Neil Edwards and Carl Gazzard putting on 73 in quick time before Gazzard was out for 45.

Left hander Neil Edwards stayed around quite a bit longer before being fourth man out with the score on 166.

Skipper Graham Rose (34) and triallist Chris Budd (44) who plays for Wiltshire in the Minor Counties, then shared a fifth wicket partnership of 65 after which wickets fell regularly until by the end of their allotted overs Somerset had reached 281 for 9.

Evergreen Rose got Somerset off to the best possible start when he got a wicket with his first ball when Wes Durston held on to a sharp chance from Daniel Cherry in the slips.

Glamorgan lost a further wicket with the score on 16 to a spectacular catch by West Durston, but from then on Glamorgan seemed to be in control and Keith Newell (89) and Jonathan Hughes put on 175 for the third wicket.

Hughes remained at the wicket to hit the winning runs to see his side safely home, and ended unbeaten on 125 as Glamorgan reached 282 for 3 off 47.1 overs.

Somerset Seconds play a two day friendly against Millfield School at Street staring tomorrow at 11 am.

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