Spectators traipse out of Cardiff stalemate

Glamorgan 442 (Carlson 191, Salter 84, Payne 3-65, Taylor 3-50) and 353 for 3 dec ( Selman 142*, Salter 88*) drew with Gloucestershire 399 for 8 dec (Howell 163, Bracey 156)

Glamorgan supporters would gather been heartened by the performances of their young batsmen on the final day of their final dwelling sport of the season, nonetheless would moreover been disappointed no longer gather witnessed a determined consequence to the game. Glamorgan, who led by 43 going into the final day, were by no come in in a predicament to converse after Phil Mustard had opted to lengthen the Gloucestershire first innings, rather then declaring some 100 runs adrift.

Mustard stated at the fracture of the third day that he had hoped to accomplish a lead on first innings, after which have interaction some early wickets to construct the opposition below stress. This used to be no longer going to happen as Liam Norwell, his leading wicket taker this season, used to be unable to bowl, while the Cardiff pitch did nothing to help the bowlers all the procedure in which by the game.

A defeat for either team wouldn’t gather made any considerable difference to their respective positions in the Division Two, and though Mustard did bring himself and Chris Dent into the attack, and provide some straightforward runs, it used to be a token gesture with only 47 overs left in the day.

Cut Selman and Andrew Salter batted all the procedure in which by the morning session, and had positioned on 185 in 51 overs for the 2nd wicket, outdated to Salter’s profession greatest ranking of 88 – his outdated greatest used to be 84 in the first innings -, used to be caught at gallop off Jack Taylor’s off dart.

Selman went to ranking his fourth century of the season, outdated to continuing to his profession greatest, and moreover share a rapid 89-high-tail partnership with Kiran Carlson, who made 53, outdated to he went lbw to Dent.Because the sunshine worsened and Mustard hinted he would resolve the seamers, the umpires called an early tea.

There gather been barely 50 spectators left in the ground when play resumed, and the ECB could well factor in a switch in future that a sport could well fracture outdated to the scheduled shut on the final afternoon, if there is no longer any such thing as a probability- of a consequence.

Glamorgan ended on 353 for 3, a lead of 396, with Selman undefeated on 142, and Chris Cooke 46.