No play was possible on the final day of Glamorgan's rain-affected LV=County Championship match against Northamptonshire at the SWALEC Stadium with the home side on 96/4 in their second innings, still trailing the East Midland side by 62 runs.
With just six wickets remaining, much appeared to depend on the overnight pairing of Jim Allenby and Murray Goodwin - a man whose career tally of runs in first-class cricket is surpassed by only one other batsman in the list of players registered by each county side for the 2013 season. But a helping hand came from the weather gods as, for the umpteenth time in the contest, rain started to fall over the SWALEC Stadium.
Indeed, bad light and a low cloud base greeted the players and coaches of both teams as they arrived at the ground around 9am, and with the conditions still very gloomy - the umpires Steve Garratt and Trevor Jesty - delayed the start to the proceedings. But shortly after 11am rain started to fall, and the covers plus the protective sheets were soon back out.
With the rain still falling and a gun-metal grey covering of cloud, the umpires called for an early lunch at 12.30pm with an inspection to also monitor the conditions.
With just six wickets remaining, much appeared to depend on the overnight pairing of Jim Allenby and Murray Goodwin - a man whose career tally of runs in first-class cricket is surpassed by only one other batsman in the list of players registered by each county side for the 2013 season. But a helping hand came from the weather gods as, for the umpteenth time in the contest, rain started to fall over the SWALEC Stadium.
Indeed, bad light and a low cloud base greeted the players and coaches of both teams as they arrived at the ground around 9am, and with the conditions still very gloomy - the umpires Steve Garratt and Trevor Jesty - delayed the start to the proceedings. But shortly after 11am rain started to fall, and the covers plus the protective sheets were soon back out.
There was no let up to the rainfall throughout the morning and an early lunch was called at 12.30pm. With the rain continuing to fall from gun-metal grey clouds, there was little prospect of play in the afternoon session, and the umpires abandoned play for the day at 2.15pm as the match ended in a soggy draw, leaving the weather the only winner in a contest where twelve out of the twenty-four hours of play had been lost to the elements.
