GLAMORGAN chief executive Hugh Morris promised an investigation after the Royal London One-Day Cup match against Hampshire at the SWALEC Stadium was abandoned when umpires deemed the pitch too dangerous to bat on.

The hosts had completed their innings to finish on 182 for nine but, within 40 balls of Hampshire's reply starting, openers Michael Carberry and Jimmy Adams had been struck on the head in quick succession by balls which lifted dangerously off a length.

The Adams incident prompted a consultation in the middle from umpires Paul Baldwin and Neil Mallender, before the decision was taken to call off play in this Group B match. Both teams will pick up one point.

Morris said: "It is a dark day for the club - this coming after we had staged a hugely successful Ashes Test at the ground."

"I am desperately disappointed that our match has been abandoned but the umpires were left with no alternative as player safety is their primary concern.

"I would like to apologise to the members and supporters of Glamorgan and Hampshire and to all of those that were watching the live broadcast.

"We will launch an immediate investigation into the circumstances around the preparation of this pitch.

"We were delighted that Sky Sports chose to televise our match and I want to make it clear that the broadcast had no impact on the selection or preparation of the pitch.

"I will speak to all relevant parties to paint a definitive picture of exactly what has happened and what measures we need to put in place to prevent anything like this happening again."

The county have also vowed to refund all supporters who purchased tickets for the game.

This was the same wicket which produced more than 400 runs in the game against Essex on Friday. However, it was also the same strip that was used for the game against Durham last season - when Glamorgan were penalised for an unsatisfactory pitch which saw them start this campaign with two points deducted.

Captains Jacques Rudolph and James Vince agreed with the decision, saying the safety of the players was paramount.

England and Wales Cricket Board cricket liaison officer Tony Pigott, who was in attendance, left for a meeting with the captains, coaches, groundsman and Morris - with Glamorgan facing another two-point deduction.

Glamorgan had struggled in their 50 overs, with spinners Liam Dawson and Morgan Crane obtaining considerable turn from the dry surface.

Dawson, who said in an interview with Sky Sports at the interval that the strip was unsatisfactory for a one-day game, finished with three wickets for 21 runs from his 10 overs.

Glamorgan, who chose to bat first, soon lost Will Bragg - bowled by Jackson Bird in his opening over.

The hosts were tied down by Bird and Fidel Edwards as they crept to 27 for one at the end of the batting powerplay.

Rudolph faced 31 balls for his eight runs and Glamorgan were again indebted to Colin Ingram, who held the innings together after two consecutive hundreds in the competition.

The South African left-hander scored 51 from balls before he was well caught low down by Will Smith on the mid-wicket boundary.

Glamorgan slipped from 95 for three to 102 for seven - with promising 18-year-old Crane and Dawson each taking two wickets as Chris Cooke, Mark Wallace and Craig Meschede joined Ingram in departing the proceedings.

Graham Wagg did his best to get Glamorgan to a respectable total with a useful 29 - but 182 appeared to be below par, even on an uneven pitch.