At Chelmsford for the first day of Essex vs Glamorgan, Essex won the toss and fielding on a cool day. David Masters found early swing and removed Rees and Petersen before Bragg and Powell steadied the innings. Just before lunch Lonwabo Tsotsobe had Powell caught behind for 36 to make it 94-3. Bragg reached a good 50 before he and Wallace fell in consecutive overs and when Ben Wright was well caught by Matt Walker 164-6 wasn't looking good.
James Harris then found support in first Wagg, who hit a quick 36 before falling to a trap being caught at long-off, then Cosker in compiling runs. Cosker went just after tea at 250-8, Harris then went to fifty before he and Waters went quickly to round the innings off for 282.
Harris wasn't done yet, he then had Cook lbw for 5 to leave Essex 13-1 in the 11 overs before close setting up an interesting day ahead
