Cooke Ton puts Glamorgan ahead against Derbyshire

Glamorgan 237: Thomson 7-65 & 361 -7: Cooke 126* Harris 61*, Ingram 51; Thomson 5-136Derbyshire 198: Madsen 63; Crane 4-60 and 40-1: Lloyd 24*; Harris 1-8Derbyshire (3 pts) need another 361 to beat Glamorgan ( 3 pts) with nine wickets standingMatch scorecard

Resuming 74-4, Colin's 51 Ingram gave Welsh County early momentum before his elimination left them 136-6.

But Cooke set up stands of 109 and 116 with Dan Douthwaite (32) and James Harris (61) as Glamorgan took charge.

Cooke was unbeaten on 126 when Glamorgan declared on 361-7, Derbyshire reaching 40-1 at the close.

Unlike in batter-dominated encounters elsewhere in the County Championship this weekend, this was an intriguing low-scoring affair that had oscillated between the two teams.

But it was the first day with a team firmly in the lead, as Glamorgan took advantage of a pitch that seemed to be flattening out after turning sharply for the spinners on the first two days.

Starting the third day with a lead of 113, Glamorgan added 45 for the fifth wicket before night watchman Mason Crane was trapped in weight by Alex Thomson for 19 useful.

Ingram spoke of his half-century with a fine drive against Zak Chappell but, without facing another ball, he was run out during the next match after leaving for a misjudged single off a delivery from Thomson to Cooke.

This left Glamorgan 136 -6 but Glamorgan recovered thanks to a partnership of 109 between Cooke and Douthwaite, before Thomson had Douthwaite caught to complete a...