Glamorgan captain Kiran Carlson led from the front to help his side beat Durham by 58 runs to win the Royal London One-Day Cup, in front of 7,200 fans at Trent Bridge. It was Glamorgan’s first trophy in 17 years, and their first knockout success in 58 years. They have also become the seventh team to win the tournament.
Carlson smacked 10 fours and three sixes in his 59-ball 82 to take Glamorgan to 296/9 after they were put in. In reply, Sean Dickson (84* in 83 balls) did not find enough support from the other end. As a result, Durham were bowled out for 238 in 45.1 overs.
Earlier, Chris Rushworth (1-37), Matty Potts (3-55) and Ben Raine (3-58) all were unerringly accurate with their bowling in the first 12 overs to give Durham an impressive start. Hamish Rutherford (15) tried to break the shackles by flicking a length ball off Rushworth, but it only found Alex Lees at long leg. Cameron Bancroft, part-time wicketkeeper, took a splendid catch at full stretch off Raine to remove Steven Reingold (14). Glamorgan were 51/2 at this point.
Once Rushworth finished off his spell inside 19 overs, Carlson’s carnage arrived. He forged a 106-run third-wicket stand with Nicholas Selman, where the former contributed with 81.
Potts returned in the 28th over to rip the heart out of Glamorgan middle order. He dismissed Selman (36 in 74) and Billy Root in successive balls, and then got the dangerous Carlson in the next over. From 157/2, Glamorgan were reduced to 160/5 in no time.
However, Glamorgan’s lower-order batters came to the rescue. Tom Cullen (24), Joe Cooke (29), and Andrew Salter (33 in 22) all chipped in with useful contributions before their tail wagged to guide their side post a challenging total. In fact, 10 of their 11 batters made it to double figures.
Coming to chase, Graham Clark (40 in 55) and Lees (15) got Durham off to a decent start. The pair added 47 in 64 balls before Salter (3-42) struck twice in three overs to send them back to the pavilion. Scott Borthwick (10) and David Bedingham did not last either, and Durham were left reeling at 74/4 in 18.2 overs.
Bancroft (55 in 54) and Dickson then revived the chase, sharing an urgent 85-run stand for the fifth wicket. Steven Reingold provided Glamorgan a much-needed breakthrough in the 34th over after Bancroft's mistimed hit went straight to substitute fielder Andy Gorvin at deep square leg.
Durham lost control of the contest with Bancroft’s departure, and Michael Hogan (1-27) took the final wicket of Rushworth to ensure his side clinch the one-day final triumph for the first time in history.
Brief Scores:
Glamorgan 296/9 in 50 overs (Carlson 82; Potts 3-55) beat Durham 238 in 45.1 (Dickson 84*; Salter 3-42) by 58 runs. Player of the Match: Andrew Salter.