Ian Mason – Page 26 – the dim pause

Posted on May 9, 2026

Asa Tribe out for 4, caught by Archie Vaughan off the bowling of Jake Ball.

Somerset all out for 354.

Mason Crane bowled Jake Ball for 9 to end their innings.

Glamorgan v Somerset, Day 2 🏏

Mason Crane bowling to Jack Leach.

A cricket match is in progress on a grassy field with players, umpires, and a scoreboard in the background.

Sunny and very warm at Aberdare Station this morning. Setting out for Sophia Gardens again for Day 2 of Glamorgan v Somerset 🏏🚆

A sleek, modern train is parked at a sunlit station platform with a few people standing nearby.

Just looking at some Italian beers:

– Moretti (owned by Heineken)
– Peroni (owned by Asahi)
– Poretti (owned by Carlsberg)

All old Italian breweries but this is the way of the 🍺 world.

Somerset end the day on 337/9 after 96 overs.

Tom Abell 86 and Josh Thomas 71 top scored.

Tom Norton, 18, making his first-class cricket debut, took 3 wickets for 75 runs from his 19 overs 👏

And Zain-ul-Hassan did get 2 wickets in the last 4 overs of the day 🙂

A cricket match is taking place on a sunny day with a player wearing the number 27 on the field.

Now I’m looking forward to tomorrow to see Glamorgan’s reply after Somerset’s final wicket falls.

Tea. Somerset 232/5.

ul-Hassan now 11-5-24-0. Batters not hitting him but still no wicket 🏏

Not that busy here. Under 1,000 spectators in a 15,000 capacity ground 😞

A bearded man wearing a cap and sunglasses sits in a stadium with rows of blue seats under a partly cloudy sky.

The sun has struggled out at Sophia Gardens

A cricket match is taking place on a large, lush green field with players in white uniforms and a mostly empty stadium in the background.