Anyone who watched the TV coverage of Glamorgan's final totesport League match against Essex last Monday will have noticed that commentators Charles Colvile and Nasser Hussain were getting themselves in something of a tizz about the make up of the Glamorgan side.

It was a young side, yes, but why not? I advocated giving those youngsters a go in these pages a couple of weeks ago, so you will not find me going back on that.

As I said then, it is rare in this modern world of two divisions to have the opportunity to blood youngsters, because promotion and relegation issues normally hold sway. Glamorgan won the league at a canter.

And Glamorgan have got injuries - remember that Matthew Elliott did not play in the four day game beforehand.

Dean Cosker is out with a hand injury. And it is only right that Adrian Dale was not playing as he will not be around next year.

What they do after clinching the trophy is up to Glamorgan. They have earned the right to that and it is not their fault that the other teams could not mount a creditable challenge to them.

The one point of Hussain's which I did agree with was that it is a ridiculous system in this country of playing one day matches straight after four day matches.

If some Glamorgan players were looking jaded then it was understandable.

They should have been able to celebrate their historic four day success before contemplating another match.

Net sessions during the season are invariably geared towards the four day game and one day matches are only thought about once the longer stuff is out of the way.

Hussain had a real go at some of the Glamorgan youngsters, notably Ian Thomas, whom he said deserved nothing better than a first ball dismissal because of his body language in the field.

That was harsh. I have said here before that Thomas needs to work on his fielding but I saw nothing to suggest that he was anything other than his normal determined self in the field- indeed he made one valiant, diving effort at long off.

And anyway when your bowlers are getting smashed around the park as Glamorgan's were, then it is difficult to look upbeat. You are taking a hiding.

I thought Richard Grant showed up well with the bat, showing aggressive intent with some fine shots -but his dismissal smacked of inexperience and a bit of impetuosity - he had no need to swing across the line, his straight bat shots had been fine.

That is what he should have continued doing. He will learn though.

Dan Cherry also played reasonably well in the middle of the innings- a different role from that to which he is normally accustomed, being a natural opener, and a pretty good one too, whom I glad to see was given an opportunity in the four day match.

Of course, it would be remiss of me not to mention that four day match. What a win that was. I bet I was not alone amongst us to say after the first day that Glamorgan's only hope in the game was salvaging a draw. But they showed commendable character and resilience to fight their way back.

'Catches win matches' is an overused phrase in cricket I reckon but in this instance it does appear that Paul Grayson's two drops off Matthew Maynard proved vital.

Apparently they were absolute 'dollies' and if one of them had been taken it seems unlikely that Glamorgan would have avoided the follow-on and then we might have seen a different result.

Amongst all the runs being scored in that game it was good to see David Harrison getting 88. He can bat and needs to do that more often.

He and his brother Adam both have the potential to become genuine all-rounders in the first class game if they put their minds to it.

And another mention for David Hemp too - he is having a season to remember and saw Glamorgan home during what could have been a tricky chase.

He is now firmly ensconced in the number three spot where he should be- who was that silly skipper who re-signed him from Warwickshire and thought he could open the batting?

Yes, that was me! I hope he forgives me for wasting two years of his career!

But for now promotion to the first division seems all but assured, although Somerset's win last week means that Glamorgan will have to be on their mettle in the final two matches against Nottinghamshire (starting tomorrow) and Yorkshire