da casino： Glamorgan clinched the Division Two title in the Norwich UnionLeague despite not being in action in the competition today
Andrew Hignell09-Sep-2001Glamorgan clinched the Division Two title in the Norwich UnionLeague despite not being in action in the competition today.Durham`s victory today, over Worcestershire by 9 runs under theDuckworth Lewis system, has put pay to Worcestershire`s aspirations ofwinning the Division Two title.As the table below shows, Glamorgan now have an unassailable lead atthe top of the table over Durham who have now completed their games for theseason. Worcestershire can only gain a maximum of 40 points if theydefeat Essex next week at New Road. If they do so, this will alsoclinch promotion for Worcestershire, but an Essex victory would mean thatHampshire and Sussex also enter the equation for the final promotion place.
P W Pts Run Rate1st Glamorgan 15 10 44 +15.182nd Durham 16 9 42 + 1.743rd Worcs 15 8 36 + 7.244th Hampshire 15 8 34 + 2.905th Sussex 15 8 34 + 1.44
Ironically, news of Glamorgan`s victory in Division Two of the National Leaguecompetition came several hours after the Welsh county had gone down to a10 wicket defeat to Leicestershire which has virtually ended Glamorgan`s hopesof remaining in Division One of the County Championship.