Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day 4)
Glamorgan 505: Tribe 184, Carlson 107, Root 59; Akhter 5-107
Essex 129: Ul Hassan 5-14, Toole 3-21
& 351-6 (following on): Elgar 108, Bell 66, Westley 65
Glamorgan (13 factors) drew with Essex (9 factors)
Glamorgan had been unable to pressure a win towards Essex as rain ended the competition as a draw after simply 21 balls of play.
Following a delayed begin, Essex added 20 runs to their second innings for the lack of George Bell’s wicket for 66.
However they had been nonetheless precariously poised, 25 runs in arrears after following on, when the climate intervened once more.
Glamorgan end sixth within the desk whereas Essex are eighth, because of Leicestershire’s points deduction following their Division One match towards Glamorgan in August.
Guidelines that groups ought to lose all their match factors for a poor pitch ought to ease any relegation worries for Essex supporters, no matter the additional sanctions resolution.
