Gloucestershire head coach Dale Benkenstein to miss Glamorgan match following family bereavement

Assistant coach Will Porterfield will take the reins in his absence, with Benkenstein "likely to return" for Gloucestershire's home clash with Yorkshire in round two

Gloucestershire head coach Dale Benkenstein will miss his side's County Championship opener following a family bereavement.

Assistant head coach Will Porterfield taking the reins in his absence.

The former Ireland international will oversee training this week ahead of Gloucestershire's four-day clash against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, which is scheduled to begin on Thursday, April 6.

^{Assistant coach Will Porterfield will take the reins in his absence [Harry Trump/Getty Images]}

Benkenstein is "likely to return" from South Africa for his side's first home match of the 2023 campaign, which will see them take on Yorkshire in Bristol from Thursday, April 13.

The club are not making any further comment at this time.

Benkenstein signed a three-year deal as Gloucestershire head coach back in November 2021 but suffered relegation in his first season at the helm, winning just two red-ball matches.

His side finished fifth in the South Group in the T20 Blast and fifth in Group A in the Royal London Cup, missing out on the knockout stages in the latter competition on net run rate.