Glamorgan and Gloucestershire first day lost to rain

Further downpours added to heavy overnight rain at Sophia GardensImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency
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Further downpours added to heavy overnight rain at Sophia Gardens

Vitality County Championship Division Two, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day one)

No play

Match scorecard

Glamorgan and Gloucestershire were forced to wait at least a day for the start of their final Championship match after heavy overnight rain in Cardiff.

The two counties, playing for the minor placings in Division Two, both have limited-overs trophies to celebrate, with Glamorgan clinching the One Day Cup earlier in the week, following Gloucestershire’s T20 Blast win nine days earlier.

A wet outfield prevented any play during the morning session and a torrential 15-minute downpour arrived just before midday that left lakes on the outfield.

Umpires Mark Newell and Simon Widdup called play off for the day at 12:45 BST.

Glamorgan batter Asa Tribe was also named in the Jersey squad for the ICC Challenge League in Kenya, as part of the T20 World Cup.

His brother Zak hit a century for the islanders against Qatar while Asa was cutting a lone figure, shadow-batting in the middle at Sophia Gardens.