Dominant Yorkshire see storm thwart bid to beat Glamorgan

South African veteran Ingram and unbeaten captain Northeast continued their excellent starts to the season with patient scores of 113 and 142, completing a double century partnership for the fourth wicket in their side’s second innings.

Yorkshire had claimed a first-innings lead of 298 just after lunch on day three and would have been confident of forcing a first win of 2024 at the fifth attempt yesterday, as Glamorgan started the morning on 171-3.

But when thunder and lightning intervened just before 4.20pm, they were 372-7 with a lead of 74, and no more play was possible after that.

Pre-season Division Two title favourites Yorkshire, who took 16 points from the match, have now gone five games without a win to ensure a slow start to their promotion bid, which, in fairness, has been badly hampered by an unseasonal amount of wet weather over the last month.

Glamorgan had looked well set after electing to bat first on day one.

But from a position of strength on 92-1, they crumbled in the face of Yorkshire spin twins Dom Bess and Dan Moriarty, the pair taking four wickets each to ensure the visitors were bowled out for 221.

Dan Moriarty has been Yorkshire's first-choice spinner this year, and he toiled away for 29 overs, far more than anyone else, in taking 4-74 during Glamorgan's first innings. (Image: Ray Spencer.)

The home side took complete control thanks to massive centuries from Fin Bean (173) and Joe Root (156), as they made 519-7 declared in response.

After taking three wickets either side of tea on the penultimate day, Yorkshire were hopeful of sealing victory yesterday.

Northeast and Ingram kept them at bay superbly, but the spinners, even part-timer Adam Lyth (2-21), were proving an increasing threat as the day wore on.

But the weather beat Yorkshire yet again, as Glamorgan escaped with 10 hard-fought points.