WORCESTERSHIRE were well placed at the end of the first day of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two opener at Glamorgan.

When rain and bad light ended play with 12.3 overs left at Cardiff the visitors trailed by just 27 runs having reached 180-4.

Glamorgan's last two wickets added 102 and they then reduced the County to 1-2 in reply before an unbroken partnership of 100 for the fifth wicket between Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Ben Cox.

Joe Leach, in his first game as County captain, opted to field first under cloudy skies and his decision was soon vindicated when the Glamorgan openers were back in the pavilion after the opening overs.

John Hastings took the first wicket with his 11th delivery when Jacques Rudolph edged to slip for two before Leach had Nick Selman caught behind for 16.

David Lloyd, who bagged a pair in the first game at Northamptonshire last week, was off the mark with a six over fine leg but then lost partners quickly.

Leach squared up Colin Ingram first ball, Hastings bowled Aneurin Donald (3) then Chris Cooke failed to beat Tom Fell's direct hit from midwicket and was out for five as the hosts slipped to 46-5.

Kiran Carlson (13), Harry Podmore (1) and Marchant de Lange (11) followed as Glamorgan slumped to 105-8.

But Lloyd and Lukas Carey added respectability to the total with an attacking partnership of 68 for the ninth wicket at eight runs an over.

Number 10 Carey belied his position with an array of attractive strokes and when he was out for 39 Glamorgan were within 27 runs of a batting point.

The point was achieved as Michael Hogan (18 not out) helped Lloyd add a further 34 before the latter's splendid innings ended 12 runs short of his century when he lofted Jack Shantry to extra cover.

Carey made immediate inroads when the County batted.

After bowling a wide with his first ball he had Daryl Mitchell caught by the wicketkeeper two deliveries later.

In the next over Hogan dismissed Brett D'Oliveira in identical fashion for another duck before Fell and Joe Clarke settled down to share a partnership of 79 for the third wicket.

Clarke played an assured innings before he was caught down the leg side off Lloyd for 39 and with no addition to the score Carey bowled Fell for 35 in the next over.

With Worcestershire 80-4 Glamorgan were back in contention but Kohler-Cadmore and Cox consolidated their team's position with the best partnership of the day.

They were rarely in trouble against a five-man pace attack with Kohler-Cadmore striking Carey for three successive fours when the young seamer over-pitched.

Kohler-Cadmore finished on 52no and with Cox also showing impressive form in making an unbeaten 41 Glamorgan will need to take early wickets if they are to restrict the County to a modest first-innings lead.