County Championship: Roderick & Barnard stable Pears v Glamorgan

LV= County Championship Division Two, Sophia Gardens Cardiff (day one): Worcestershire 285-7 (96 overs): Roderick 88*, Barnard 75, Pollock 54; van der Gugten 3-42Glamorgan: Still to beatGlamorgan 2pts, Worcestershire 2pts< /em>Scorecard

Roderick's 88 not out was a conservative affair, while the more aggressive Barnard hit ten fours in his 75 , in a fifth-wicket stand of 127.

Timm van der Gugten (3-42) was the pick of Glamorgan bowlers.

Worcestershire are fighting to stay in the promotion race, while Glamorgan could go second with a draw.< /p>

Poor weather forecasts mean major outages are likely on the second, third and fourth days at Sophia Gardens.

After the Pears chose to strike, Jake Libby (12), Taylor Cornall (16) and Jack Haynes (13) all seemed to get inside but failed to make any progress against van der Gugten and James Harris as the ball rolled away in the first session.