Mark Wallace's 14-year run of consecutive County Championship appearances for Glamorgan will come to an end in Bristol tomorrow because of a torn left calf, writes Chris Kirwan.

Abergavenny’s Wallace sustained the injury whilst batting against Northamptonshire with the acting captain, unbeaten at the time on 27, pulling up abruptly after taking a couple of steps out of his crease as he attempted a quick single.

After treatment from Glamorgan physiotherapist Mark Rausa, the long-serving wicket-keeper was helped off the field, together with the assistance of the 12th man Jeremy Lawlor.

Wallace was playing his 249th first-class match and 230th successive championship match for the Welsh county in a sequence which runs back to June 13, 2001 when he was a late call-up to replace the unwell Adrian Shaw behind the stumps in Glamorgan's match against Kent at Maidstone.

"I've torn a calf, a bit of an old man's injury - it was not a great day for me after I got a heavy blow in the box as well," said Wallace.

"I'd just managed to recover from that and managed to blow a calf. These things happen.

"I'm probably due an injury to be fair. I would have taken 230 games in a row when I got called up to go to Maidstone in 2001, so I can't really grumble."

Glamorgan will play their final game of the season against Gloucestershire in a four-day match at Bristol.