Glamorgan win promotion

Glamorgan have secured promotion to Division One of the County Championship after securing ten points in their draw with Middlesex at Sophia Gardens. This left the Welsh county in third place in the Second Division, and they will be promoted into the First Division in 2001 along with Northamptonshire and Essex.

Captain Matthew Maynard was delighted with the news that the club will be playing in the First Division next season. "It has been our aim all summer to secure promotion into the First Division, and I'm so pleased that the boys have done it. We have the makings of a very strong squad and I'm sure the team will be pressing for further honours in 2001."

Coach Jeff Hammond was also pleased with the news that Glamorgan have gained promotion. "It is a great reward for the team, who have played some attractive cricket throughout the summer, winning more games than we have lost. Gaining promotion means that we now have something to show for our efforts. Had we not gained promotion, all we would have had to show for 2000 would have been getting to the Benson and Hedges Final at Lord's."

"This final round of games has also shown the value of a divisional Championship, with so many of the county sides throughout England and Wales playing meaningful games right until the very last day of the season. There has been a lot of intensity in this game with Middlesex, which would not have been there had it not been for two divisions."