Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com. Sarah Glenn is thrilled to be back in action following a broken finger.
Sarah Glenn says “I loved being back out there” having made her Yorkshire debut against Durham at Headingley on Friday following a broken finger.
New signing Glenn missed the first two months of the summer with a right-hand injury suffered during the latter stages of the winter on an England training camp.
She made her White Rose debut in encouraging fashion in the Vitality Blast defeat against Durham, taking one wicket with her leg-spin and hit 19 from number three in the order.
It was just a shame that she was unable to build on it at the Banks Homes Riverside today, where the return fixture was abandoned without a ball bowled because of rain.
“It’s very frustrating with the rain. But you can’t help that, can you,” she said. “We just have to move on to the next one, which is back here next week in the One-Day Cup.”
Constant rain showers and the threat of heavier delayed the regular 2.30pm start in the North East before a 3pm start was planned with no loss of overs.
Captains Hollie Armitage and Lauren Winfield-Hill arrived in the middle for the toss at 2.45pm, only for that to be aborted by more rain.
They did toss up at 3.15pm ahead of a 3.30pm start – 17 overs per side – with Durham skipper Armitage winning it and electing to bowl.
But, just as the game was about to start, the rain returned and got heavier.
Umpires Ant Harris and Simon Widdup abandoned the game at 4.35pm.
Both sides claimed two points apiece from this sixth-round fixture, with Yorkshire reaching the midway point in the Blast with five defeats and this No Result.
The competition breaks until June 26 as the Metro Bank One-Day Cup returns, added to the start of the Vitality T20 County Cup knockout competition.
Glenn said: “I’m really happy to be back.
“It was pretty nerve-wracking on Friday. For my first over, I was very nervous. But the girls just helped me relax. After that, I could really enjoy it. It was a shame we lost, but I loved being back out there.
“It (the injury) was just really bad timing at the start of my Yorkshire career and with a home World Cup coming up. That would have been really special.
“But it’s one of those things. Injuries like that are a bit freakish.
“You’ve got to make the most of it, and the positive is that it’s given me a chance to be around with Yorkshire.”
Picture by Durham Cricket. Hollie Armitage and Lauren Winfield-Hill line up for the toss at Durham today. Unfortunately, it wasn’t followed by a game.