Glamorgan 403 runs behind Hampshire

At the end of a day when 38 overs were lost to rain, Glamorgan were 128-2 in reply to Hampshire`s mammoth first innings total of 531-7 declared.

Rain prevented any play in the morning session, but the Hampshire batsmen more than made up for lost time when the match eventually resumed at 2.05pm. The visitors added a brisk 148 in just 17.5 overs with Dimitri Mascarenhas clubbing 100 from only 78 balls with 13 fours and 4 huge sixes. Two of Mascarenhas` sixes cleared the Cardiff pavilion as the Hampshire batsman raced from 50 to 100 in just 20 balls.

Needing 382 to avoid the follow-on, Glamorgan`s openers survived a few early scares, as Hampshire`s slip cordon of Kenway, Kendall and Morris each dropped chances, before Dale snicked a ball from Chris Tremlett to the wicket-keeper.

Ian Thomas remained resolute, and with his new partner David Hemp unfurling some classical drives after tea, the pair had added 69 for the second wicket when Will Kendall made amends for his earlier fumble in the slips by holding onto a blinder of a catch in the gully off a full blooded cut by Ian Thomas, who appeared on course to register his first half-century of the season.

Hemp was unbeaten on 41 when play ended with Glamorgan still 403 runs behind with eight first innings wickets in hand.