Wallace has been Glamorgan's one-day player of the year
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Glamorgan cricket manager Matthew Maynard says wicket-keeper Mark Wallace can have an international future.
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves, Mark needs to improve in the Championship and have another one or two years like this one," said the ex-England coach.
"But he's only 26, his keeping's great and his batting has come on leaps and bounds, he won't be far off England."
Wallace's 58 in Monday's Pro40 win over Derbyshire in Cardiff helped Glamorgan maintain their hopes of promotion.
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The Dragons move to second in division two, having won five of their eight matches.
But they have completed their fixtures in the tournament, and could be overhauled by Yorkshire and Kent who have games in hand.
The top two teams gain automatic promotion, while the third-placed side goes into a play-off at their home ground against the third-from-bottom team in division one.
"We hope to get a bit of luck and perhaps someone will turn over our rivals," said Abergavenny-born Wallace, who has averaged 66 in the Pro40 this season to top Glamorgan's batting rankings in the competition.
"It would be nice to get into the play-off, but what will be will be, we're happy with what we've done in the tournament."
Maynard added: "There are so many play-off scenarios, but that's out of our hands.
"Mark has undoubtedly been our one-day player of the year, he has had so many crucial knocks.
"We've seen both sides of him, he's had rapid-fire knocks and innings where he's had more time and has worked hard and positively.
"He has had a lot of starts in the Championship [averaging 29.78 this season], and if he can improve on that he won't be far off an England place at some stage."
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