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Glamorgan opening bat Eddie Byrom has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a leg injury.

Byrom limped off after falling awkwardly in the field during the One-Day Cup win at Essex.

He was expected to be a regular in the rest of the 50-overs competition and the four-day Championship.

Byrom also missed the first three Championship games after dislocating his shoulder during pre-season.

All-rounder Ben Kellaway was the latest to be promoted to the opener role against Derbyshire, making nought and 36, and taking three wickets.

“Ben is a special talent and we feel that he deserves an opportunity in the team, although it’s not necessarily his favoured position,” said coach Grant Bradburn.

“But with injuries to Eddie Byrom and no-one really grabbing the opening slot by the scruff of the neck, it was a nice opportunity to get Ben and Dan Douthwaite in the side, two all-rounders.”

Glamorgan used Will Smale and Asa Tribe to open in the One Day Cup after Byrom’s injury, while Billy Root has featured at the top of the order in nine Championship games and Zain Ul Hassan did the job in the first three.

The county has struggled for consistency among opening batters, with 12 different players - more than half the senior squad - performing the role in 2023.

Meanwhile seam bowler James Harris is not yet fit to return from a quad injury suffered against Northamptonshire in June, though Bradburn is hopeful he will play again this season.

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Glamorgan have three of their four remaining Championship matches at home, starting against Leicestershire on Thursday 29 August, as well as a One-Day Cup final date against Somerset at Trent Bridge on Sunday 22 September.