Glamorgan cancel Twenty20 fixture against Bangladesh A

Bangladesh will play Glamorgan, but not Twenty20 © Getty Images

Glamorgan have had to cancel their Twenty20 match against Bangladesh A, provisionally set for June 13 2005 at Sophia Gardens, because of the tourists' heavy schedule. The ECB had liaised with their counterparts in Bangladesh to work out a solution, but the match will not take place.

Mike Fatkin, Glamorgan's chief executive, sympathised with fans. "This is obviously disappointing to us and to our members, who would have enjoyed seeing Glamorgan taking on the tourists in a Twenty20 floodlit game," he said. "However, we do have the pleasure of hosting the Australia/Bangladesh NatWest Series one-day international in Cardiff the following Saturday, June 18, and all cricket fans in Wales will be looking forward to welcoming the Bangladeshi team for that game."

Bangladesh A are also scheduled to play a three-day match against Glamorgan in the last week of July, but a venue has not yet been finalised, although Swansea had been earmarked. Fatkin explained: "The St Helen's Balconiers, the body responsible for generating the funds which allow Glamorgan to continue playing in west Wales, has decided not to accept the offer of the Bangladesh A game."

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