SEAMER Huw Waters faces a scan that will determine whether he can play a part in the rest of Glamorgan’s season after suffering a stress fracture of the back.

The 24-year-old from Cwmbran has only been able to feature in three County Championship games and one CB40 encounter this season.

An initial scan revealed no disc damage but did show a fracture in the back close to a nerve that has been providing pain in his leg.

It’s all the more galling for Waters given that 2010 was his breakthrough year, taking 26 first-class wickets and becoming a firm fixture in the Glamorgan XI with his economic bowling. “It is frustrating, especially after breaking into the side last year and playing as much as I did,” he said.

“I was hoping to build on that and have another good season but after a really good start unfortunately this came along.

“Hopefully I will have a scan in the next couple of weeks and go from there but I’ve got no idea when I’ll be back.

“It gradually became a problem – I felt a little bit of stiffness in my back at the start of the season, which I have had in previous years.

“Those times it has gone away as quick as it has come but this time it lingered around.

“I can’t do anything until the results of the next scan so I just have to be patient.

“I don’t feel in any pain in my day to day life, it’s just when I bowl, which is a bit of a problem for a bowler! It’s like a bricklayer being unable to lay bricks.”

Waters has had to watch from beyond the boundary rope while Glamorgan have struggled in t20 and suffered mixed fortunes in the championship.

With seven fixtures left they sit fourth in Division Two, a win behind second-placed Middlesex who have a game in hand.

But the seamer believes promotion to the top flight is still possible in the four-day game.

“I think with the way the season is broken down it’s all about momentum,” he said. “The season has been a bit of a pain in that when we seem to be getting on a roll we have to change format. But there are plenty of games left and we have to make them count.”

l Waters was speaking at the Urdd’s 50/50 cricket tournament at Cardiff Castle, an event that aims to give children their first taste of cricket.