Day One Abandoned in Cardiff
15 August 2020
There was frustration for Glamorgan and Gloucestershire at Sophia Gardens today, when the first day of their championship game was called off by the umpires at 4.00 pm.
There had been continuous rain since early morning, and despite three inspections, then umpires decided that surroundings were too wet for play to start.
This is the first home game for Glamorgan since the end of last season, and Head Coach Matthew Maynard is hoping for an improvement after they lost heavily against Somerset at Taunton in the first game and were struggling against Worcestershire on Tuesday. They were 141 for 7 at the close, after being set 358 in 51 overs.
Maynard’s main concern was the form of the opening batsmen Nick Selman and Charlie Hemphrey, who have scored only 74 runs between them in four innings.” I am looking for better starts with the bat especially after the second innings at Worcester, but we appeared to be a bit casual whereas you need to be switched on all the time”.
Meanwhile, Gloucestershire, after losing their first game against Worcestershire, secured an excellent win against Warwickshire, with their all- rounder Ryan Higgins the matchwinner- taking seven wickets in the second innings.
