HAMPSHIRE will have to wait until next week before the England and Wales Cricket Board decides whether to award them both points from their abandoned Royal London One-Day Cup match against Glamorgan.

As it stands, Hampshire and Glamorgan have been awarded a point apiece from Sunday’s Cardiff debacle, the standard allocation following a ‘no-result’.

But the ECB are still looking into the unprecedented events at the Swalec Stadium, where the RLODC group game was called off because of a dangerous pitch.  

Not until the ECB's Cricket Discipline Commission meets next week, when Hampshire will have played six of their eight group games, will James Vince's side know whether common sense has prevailed.

An ECB spokesman said: “The ECB Cricket Liaison Officer for the match has filed a report and the ECB sent a pitch consultant to the SSE SWALEC on Monday to take a closer look.

“These findings and the reports from the match umpires will be presented to the Cricket Discipline Commission to decide on the appropriate steps."

Hampshire will feel very hard done by if they are not given both points. They were well ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis calculation used to determine rained-off matches when at least ten overs of both innings have been bowled.

Director of cricket Giles White said: “It was an unfortunate day for everyone, mostly for Glamorgan - I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

“[Glamorgan chief executive] Hugh Morris handled it very well from their perspective and so did Tony Pigott, the ECB’s pitch liaison officer.

“Player safety is of paramount importance so the right decision was made but it’s frustrating because of the points situation."

Hampshire were 26-0 after 6.4 overs of their reply to Glamorgan’s 182-9 when the decision was made, following a brute of delivery from Michael Hogan that leapt off a length and struck Jimmy Adams' helmet. 

“On that pitch, which was too dry, it would have been tough to get those runs if the game had continued," said White

“But we would have backed ourselves to get them. We’re not 100 per cent sure whether the points are going to be split with this being an unprecedented situation.

“But there’s a strong case for us having them. We’ve contacted the ECB, who understand our position.”

Meanwhile, Hampshire hope to gain another two RLODC points today.

An unchanged 14-man squad has been named for the visit of third-placed Essex, who have been well beaten in their last two games.

Essex lost by seven wickets at home to Nottinghamshire on Sunday.

They were restricted to 268-8 at Chelmsford by an attack including former Hampshire leg-spinner Imran Tahir (10-1-45-2), who was the pick of the bowlers on his Notts debut.

The third of Hampshire’s four RLODC matches in five days is a day-nighter at The Ageas Bowl (2pm start).

Hampshire will be well placed with Notts in Group B’s top two, where they need to finish to secure a home quarter-final, if they win tonight.

Another win and the right decision from the ECB would put them top of Group B ahead of tomorrow’s match away to Warwickshire (2pm).

Hampshire (from) Adams, Carberry, Vince (c), Wheater, Gatting, Smith, Berg, Yasir Arafat, Wood, Briggs, Dawson, Crane, Edwards, Bird.