Yorkshire beat Glamorgan to boost promotion bid

Vitality County Championship Division Two, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day four)

Yorkshire 361 & 273: Bean 57, Lyth 55; Harris 5-73, Van der Gugten 3-62

Glamorgan 239 & 209: Tribe 58, Harris 49; Coad 4-51, Fisher 3-49

Yorkshire (22 pts) beat Glamorgan (3 pts) by 186 runs

Match scorecard

Yorkshire strengthened their Division Two promotion position as they sped to a massive 186-run victory over Glamorgan, sealing the win an hour into the final day.

Second-placed Yorkshire collected 22 points, the same as nearest challengers Middlesex, to remain 15 points ahead with one round left.

Matthew Fisher and Jordan Thompson took final-day wickets as Glamorgan were bowled out for 209, with 20-year-old opener Asa Tribe making 58.

Glamorgan have suffered three defeats in four Championship matches since qualifying for Sunday's One Day Cup final against Somerset.

The first eight overs of day four were wicketless before Fisher ended Tribe's lengthy vigil after a breakthrough knock, ripping out his off stump, and then having Andy Gorvin lbw fourth ball.

Championship debutant Ben Morris glanced a boundary to register his first senior red-ball runs before James Harris decided to have some fun, blasting 14 runs off a George Hill over before being bowled for 49, heaving at Thompson.

Yorkshire need just a draw and two bonus points from their final Championship match at home to Northants starting on Thursday, 26 September, while Glamorgan have their key 50-over clash at Trent Bridge on Sunday to try to redeem a disappointing month.