The rain is the only winner at Leicester

Only 41.2 overs were possible yesterday in between the showers after Leicestershire had been invited to follow-on 300 runs in arrears. A fighting half-century from Greg Smith and three dropped catches meant that Leicestershire had ended the third day on 133/1 to frustrate Glamorgan's ambitions of wrapping up a victory.

The visitors were hoping that the band of blustery showers had moved away, but once again, there was a heavy cloud over the city of Leicester from breakfast time and when the players arrived at the ground shortly after 9am, it was already starting to drizzle. The rain continued to fall throughout the morning with the umpires - Jeremy Lloyd and Russell Evans - calling for an early lunch at 12.30pm.

The visitors had been hoping this morning that the local weather forecast for a steady band of blustery showers would prove incorrect, but rain fell all morning and it continued to douse the Grace Road after an early lunch had been called at 12.30pm.

The rain eased around 1.30pm and despite a blustery wind blowing across the ground - making the meteorological conditions feel more like mid-winter than mid-May - the groundstaff started to remove the protective sheets and covers, with the umpires calling for an early tea at 3.10pm, with a start time of 3.30pm with 40 overs remaining in the day's allocation.

The visitors had been hoping this morning that the local weather forecast for a steady band of blustery showers moving across until early afternoon would prove incorrect, but steady rain fell all morning and continued to douse the Grace Road after an early lunch had been called at 12.30pm.

However, the rain eased around 1.30pm and despite a blustery wind blowing across the ground - making the meteorological conditions feel more like mid-winter than mid-May - the groundstaff started to remove the protective sheets and covers, with the umpires calling for an early tea at 3.10pm.

Play duly began at 3.30pm with 40 overs remaining in the day's allocation with Greg Smith edging the fourth delivery of the day from john Glover through a vacant fourth slip. Ned Eckersley did the same in Graham Wagg's opening over before Smith clipped Michael Hogan through extra cover for three. Eckersley also pulled the tall paceman for four but with his tenth delivery of the day, Hogan ended Smith's three-hour innings as the opener departed leg before with the total on 151.

Joe Burns duly replaced Smith as some weak sunshine bathed the ground, and he opened his account with a four through extra cover before edging Hogan to the vacant third man position. A more assertive cover drive for four followed from the bat of the young Australian in Hogan's next over before Mike Reed returned at the Bennett End.

At 4.25pm the rains returned forcing the players and umpires off the field, and with the rain still heavily falling ten minutes later, the contest was abandoned as in a draw.