ANOTHER 59 overs were lost to rain and bad light yesterday, making a total of 119 in the match, but there should still be a result if the seam bowlers manage to put the ball in the right place more consistently than they have done so far. Always assuming that the Severn does not burst its banks before the weekend.

Zaheer Khan, Kabir Ali and Nadeem Malik showed what could be achieved when play resumed after lunch by reducing Glamorgan from their overnight 133 for three to 190 for nine before a last-wicket stand between Mark Wallace and Andrew Davies lifted them to a total of 239. They were helped by some good catches, none better than Graeme Hick’s stunning, one-handed effort at second slip to dismiss David Hemp.

Zaheer, the India fast bowler, finished with four for 65, which means that he has taken 23 wickets at 14 runs apiece in five innings at New Road.

The Glamorgan bowlers were slow to follow his example but once they found the right length, David Harrison claimed Stephen Moore leg-before and Alex Wharf had Vikram Solanki dropped at second slip before the gloom descended once more.