YORKSHIRE V GLAMORGAN AT HEADINGLEY
In-form duo Sam Northeast and Colin Ingram hit superb final day rearguard centuries to help Glamorgan secure a draw against a frustrated Yorkshire at Headingley.
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 as Glamorgan started the final day on 171 for three.
But, when thunder and lightning intervened just before 4.20pm, the visitors were 372-7 with a lead of 74. No more play was possible.
Pre-season Division Two title favourites Yorkshire have now gone five games without a win in a slow start to their promotion bid. They were thwarted by Northeast, who is the leading run-scorer in the country with 561 and here hit 15 fours in 336 balls.
While Yorkshire claimed 16 points from their fourth draw, added to a defeat, Glamorgan took 10 from their fourth successive draw. There remains plenty of time left for Yorkshire – nine games to be precise – to get on a roll and secure a top-two finish.
But they have to find a way to take 20 wickets in a match, something they haven’t done at Headingley since June 2021, a run of 15 Championship fixtures.
Following his unbeaten rearguard, Northeast said: “It’s been a tough four days. They’re a good side, and we needed everything to pull through today. We got a bit of luck with a bit of darkness and some rain.
“There are a lot of positives to take from it, but we have a few big games coming up. It’s about getting yourself in and trying to be as positive as you can be, rotating strike.
“We knew it would take a pretty big effort, and Colin’s playing unbelievably well at the moment. He’s in the best form I’ve seen him in, for sure. It took a big effort, but we managed to get there in the end.”
Yorkshire Head Coach, Ottis Gibson, was left frustrated not for the first time this season. He said: “We gave ourselves enough time in this game (to bowl Glamorgan out), so you have to give them a lot of credit – Northeast and Ingram, the way they played yesterday and this morning.
“It’s difficult to keep saying you’re playing good cricket when you’re not winning, but we are playing good cricket.
“We spoke last week about taking 20 wickets at Headingley. That’s been our biggest issue. Not just at Headingley, away from home as well. We haven’t been able to do that, and that’s a bit frustrating on that front.
“But we cannot fault the effort a
