County Championship: Dean Elgar leads Essex fightback v Glamorgan

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Dean Elgar played 86 Tests for South Africa and captained his country

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day three)

Glamorgan 505: Tribe 184, Carlson 107, Root 59; Akhter 5-107

Essex 129 (45.1 overs): Harmer 35; Ul Hassan 5-14, Toole 3-21

& 331-5 (following on): Elgar 108, Westley 65, Bell 59*

South African batter Dean Elgar hit 108 in his final professional innings as Essex fought back to give themselves a decent chance of avoiding defeat against Glamorgan.

Essex go into the final day on 331-5, still 45 runs behind after following on, but wet weather is likely to help their cause by limiting play on the scheduled last day.