Leg-spinner Mason Crane took 23 wickets in just five Championship matches in an injury-hit 2025 season at Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day three).

Glamorgan 302: Ingram 103 & 111-3: Byrom 40; Bess 2-41. Yorkshire: 226 (60.2 overs): Revis 50, Whiteman 48; Crane 5-55, Hadley 3-62. Glamorgan 4 pts, Yorkshire 2 pts.

Glamorgan leg-spinner Mason Crane was the star turn with 5-55 as Yorkshire were dismissed for 226 in Cardiff. The home side go into the final day on 111-3, a lead of 187, with a cautious approach just about maintaining their advantage.

The Welsh county's gamble in picking Crane and fielding just three seamers in the first round of the season paid off, with debutant Australian seamer Ryan Hadley picking up a hostile 3-62.

San Whiteman made an assured 48 on debut before becoming the first of Crane's victims, while Matthew Revis hit 50 to lead the lower order resistance.

Yorkshire are without captain Jonny Bairstow because of a fractured thumb. After a painful practice, Bairstow ruled himself out before the start of the third day, with Will Luxton taking his place as a full playing substitute. The new regulations mean Bairstow has to sit out the next game against Hampshire, but Yorkshire hope he will make the following match at home to Sussex on 24 April.

Timm van der Gugten struck early when Finlay Bean edged a catch behind to Chris Cooke, but that brought debutant Whiteman in to join Adam Lyth in a confident stand of 76 at four an over. Whiteman, the Doncaster-born batter who has spent his first-class career with Western Australia, stroked nine boundaries in a promising debut, although he was dropped at slip off Ben Kellaway before being pinned lbw on the back foot by Crane.

The spinner's googly then accounted for James Wharton lbw fourth ball and sub Luxton (14) missed an attempted pull to be bowled behind his legs. The obdurate Lyth reached 37 before New South Wales paceman Ryan Hadley produced an effort delivery that the opener steered to clip.

Crane's sharp turn was soon enough to account for George Hill, who was bowled playing down the wrong line. Revis and substitute captain Dom Bess staged a mini-revival as Yorkshire maintained their quicker scoring rate, Bess surviving some nervy moments against Crane in his breezy 32 before being given lbw to van der Gugten.

Hadley's shorter deliveries then accounted for Logan van Beek (6) and Revis, the ball after he hit a six to reach 50 off 78 balls. Crane wrapped up his excellent five-for by having Ben Coad caught at slip for 12.

The spin-heavy trend continued with Bess having Asa Tribe plumb leg before for 19 for his 300th first-class wicket as Glamorgan restarted in the same painstaking mode as their first innings against an accurate attack.

A jittery Sean Dickson also fell early to Bess while Eddie Byrom made a solid 40 before holing out off van Beek, with the first three wickets all falling to rare attacking shots.

A long evening session in chilly sunshine produced few fireworks as Kiran Carlson (32 not out) and Colin Ingram (18 not out) settled for stabilising their team's position.

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