TITLE-chasing Glamorgan claimed that if they had lost their rain-affected totesport League clash to Kent at Canterbury yesterday it would have been a travesty.
The league leaders beat Kent but only on the intervention of the Duckworth-Lewis Method.
And for a while before the game was abandoned Kent looked as if they might have had an opportunity to come out again and steal the points.
After being put into bat Glamorgan posted a solid total of 250-6 thanks to a century from Matthew Elliott, who shared in a partnership of 112 with Matthew Maynard in 20 overs.
Kent's target was re-adjusted to a run a ball 252 in what turned out to be a 43-over game.
But when the rain came the home side were 93-2, 10 shy of the 103 they needed to give Glamorgan their ninth win as they edge ever closer to a third one-day league title.
There was a threat that Kent would be able to bat again and with Michael Bevan at the crease a home win looked still possible while the umpires and captains debated a resumption.
"Duckworth-Lewis can work for you and against you, and fortunately it has worked for us in this case," said wicket-keeper Mark Wallace.
"It would have been tough to go out there for four or five overs and end up losing he game after we got ourselves in such a strong position.
"Canterbury has been a happy hunting ground for Glamorgan in the past and it looks as if it has been again." Elliott's 100 was his second in one-day cricket this season and the fifth time he had passed 50 in the league this season.
Despite a good solid foundation, with 59 coming from the opening stand in 11 overs, Glamorgan did find themselves 85-3 in the 16th.
But Elliott and Maynard's cool heads won the day as they ran the ball around the St Lawrence Ground without too many scares.
Maynard was a little more urgent in his scoring going to 50 from 49 balls compared to 79 by Elliott, who reached his 100 off 115 balls. Elliott looked as if he was going to complete his fifth unbeaten score over 50 in totesport cricket until he holed out of the last ball of the innings.
In reply Kent kept in touch with the scoring rate especially while Ed Smith was there.
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