Glamorgan close to promotion as day washed out at Derby
Poor weather has hit the latest round of the County Championship
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Rothesay County Championship Division Two, Central Co-op County Ground, Derby (day three)
Glamorgan 259 (88.3 overs): Carlson 94; Reece 4-67, Dal 3-29
Derbyshire 17-0 (5 overs)
Derbyshire 3 pts, Glamorgan 1 pt
Glamorgan inched closer to sealing promotion from Division Two as the third day of their match away to Derbyshire was washed out.
They remain 25 points ahead of their third-placed rivals, who will need to cut the gap on the final day to keep their hopes alive into the final round of matches.
Following heavy rain in the morning, a series of inspections resulted in a 15:00 BST start being scheduled as Derbyshire sought to make up for lost time.
But the rain returned as the players were starting to emerge for their warm-ups.
With the covers back on, umpires Suri Shanmugam and Steve O'Shaughnessy abandoned play 10 minutes after the restart had been due.
The first day of the match was also blank as high winds made it dangerous for groundstaff to remove the covers.
With play being curtailed in other games and few batting bonus points being collected elsewhere, Glamorgan could seal their place in the top tier before their final game at home to Lancashire.
They have spent just two seasons in Division One, in 2001 and 2005, since the system was introduced at the turn of the century.