Glamorgan and Hampshire frustrated by rain

Paceman Sonny Baker, 23, has made one England appearance in each format of the game- Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals [Huw Evans Picture Agency] Rothesay County Championship, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day two) Hampshire 162 (40.2 overs): Lehmann 51*; Ul Hassan 3-33, Hamza 3-39 Glamorgan 149-9 (57 overs): Kellaway 57; Baker 3-26, Jack 3-27, Abbott 3-33 Glamorgan 3 pts, Hampshire 3 pts Match scorecard Glamorgan and Hampshire were frustrated by a constant series of showers in Cardiff with only 19 overs bowled on day two. Glamorgan crawled from 111-7 overnight to 149-9, still 13 runs behind, as they lost Mason Crane for eight and Dan Douthwaite for 21. Sonny Baker, a late arrival in the match after being released by England, formed a hostile pace trio with Kyle Abbott and Eddie Jack, each claiming three wickets. The myriad of interruptions was particularly galling for Division One bottom side Hampshire, who need to win and whose bowlers worked hard to give them a marginal advantage. But with more bad weather due over the weekend, it could take another crash of wickets to allow a positive result either way. Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport Just 25 balls were bowled in the morning session with Glamorgan adding four runs. But Crane did not last long in the afternoon as he spooned Baker to short-leg, with the paceman continuing to hurry all the batters after his double-wicket maiden when he joined the game as a substitute on the first evening. White-ball specialist Douthwaite, in his first senior Championship match for two years, did his best to play against type as he faced 86 balls and dug in alongside Timm van der Gugten in a stand of 30 between the showers. Jack had him dropped at slip on 20, but the error hardly cost the visitors as he edged to wicket-keeper Ben Brown one run later, having faced 86 balls. Van der Gugten was on 16 and had just been joined by last man Mir Hamza when rain forced an early tea and then set in. Despite a late burst of sunshine, conditions were too wet to resume with umpires James Middlebrook and Suri Shanmugan calling play off at 17:40 BST.
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