da betcris： Another day of heavy drizzle interspersed with spells of more persistant rain meant thatonly 25.2 overs were possible on the final day of Glamorgan`s tour match against IndiaA at Swansea
Andrew Hignell26-Jul-2003Another day of heavy drizzle interspersed with spells of more persistant rain meant thatonly 25.2 overs were possible on the final day of Glamorgan`s tour match against IndiaA at Swansea. With the loss of so much time over the three days, it was predictablethat the game should end in a draw, but not before the clatter of 7 wickets today as theseam bowlers found the moist and overcast conditions much to their liking. Had it notbeen for this intervention by the weather, this game would surely have had a positive outcome.Morning rain meant that play did not start until 11.30 a.m.,and during the hour`s playbefore lunch, the Welsh county lost a further four wickets whilst adding 32 runs in 13overs, including a spell of three wickets in consecutive balls from Amit Bhandari andLakshmipathy Balaji.Adrian Shaw was the first man to go as in the fifth over he touched a lifting deliveryfrom Balaji to wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel after adding 56 in 19 overs with Mark Wallacefor the fifth wicket. The new batsman Dean Cosker did not last long as he edged the fifthball of Bhandari`s tenth over into the hands of first slip, and then next ball DarrenThomas was yorked. Balaji then bowled Mark Wallace with the next delivery from theMumbles Road End as Glamorgan collapsed to 117-8.But Robert Croft and David Harrison then added 19 runs in the next four oversbefore another heavy squall sent the players into the St.Helen`s pavilion for an earlylunch, and further drizzle meant that there was a further delay of 65 minutes.To the third ball after the resumption, David Harrison drove Bhandari to Amit Mishra atbackward point, and then in his next over Bhandari bowled Owen Parkin to finish withfigures of 6-38 – the best on the tour so far, and the seamer`s second five wickethaul against county opposition.With just 42 overs remaining, it seemed there would be an opportunity for the visitors to have furtherbatting practice, but Satyajit Parab was caught at first slip off the fourth ball of the innings,bowled by David Harrison. Then seven overs later another shower drifted in from Swansea Bay with IndiaA on 13-1, and the players left the field for an early tea.The precipitation caused another twenty minutes to be lost, and then when the players returned,another shower came in after a further 17 balls had been bowled, bringing an end to a contest where theweather was the only winner.