da marjack bet： Glamorgan`s 51 run defeat of Hampshire last night in their floodlit Norwich Union matchat Cardiff means that the Welsh county are almost certainly guaranteed promotion, and withfurther games to come this weekend, Glamorgan could clinch not only a
Andrew Hignell30-Aug-2001Glamorgan`s 51 run defeat of Hampshire last night in their floodlit Norwich Union matchat Cardiff means that the Welsh county are almost certainly guaranteed promotion, and withfurther games to come this weekend, Glamorgan could clinch not only a move up to Division One,but also the Division Two title as well.As the table below shows, the victory over Hampshire gives Glamorgan a four point lead overDurham, in addition to a game in hand over the north-eastern county, and fourth place Hampshire.
P W Pts Net Run Rate1st Glamorgan 13 10 42 +17.662nd Durham 14 8 38 + 2.293rd Worcs 13 8 34 + 8.044th Hampshire 14 8 34 + 3.38
The top three teams will be promoted, and should teams finish on equal points, the positions are decidedby firstly the number of wins, and then run rate. As the table shows, Glamorgan have a far superior runrate and at the moment have a greater number of wins.A win at Worcester would give Glamorgan 46 points and 11 victories, and even if Durham win theirtwo remaining games they would have 46 points but only 10 victories.
Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Worcester on Sept. 2ndv Sussex at Hove on Sept. 4th (floodlit)v Middlesex at Cardiff on Sept. 16thDurham v Essex at Chester-le-Street on Sept. 2ndv Worcestershire at Chester-le-Street on Sept. 9thWorcestershire v Glamorgan at Worcester on Sept. 2ndv Durham at Chester-le-Street on Sept. 9thv Essex at Worcester on Sept. 16thHampshire v Middlesex at Southampton on Sept. 9thv Sussex at Hove on Sept. 16th