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Glamorgan beat Somerset to win rain-affected One-Day Cup final

Glamorgan held their nerve to beat Somerset by 15 runs and win a truncated Metro Bank One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge on Monday.

After a total washout on Sunday, the teams returned to Nottingham for what became a 20-over match.

The Welsh side made 186 for seven after losing the toss following Sam Northeast’s unbeaten 63.

Somerset, in the last leg of their treble bid, then struggled their way to 89 for four in the 13th. There were some late heroics from Archie Vaughan and skipper Sean Dickson, but they could not prevent Glamorgan from lifting the trophy for the second time in four years.

Vaughan made 32 not out off 18 balls while Dickson contributed 44 off 20, with the pair adding 66 in just five overs.

Glamorgan celebrate in a huddle after beating Somerset at Trent Bridge
Glamorgan claimed a 15-run win at Trent Bridge (Mike Egerton/PA)

Having lost in the Vitality Blast final and been knocked out of the race for the Vitality County Championship, Somerset were left empty handed once again.

Northeast had earlier anchored the Glamorgan innings, backed up by Billy Root’s 39 off 28 balls. Both hit two sixes in a crucial fifth-wicket stand of 78. Timm van der Gugten backed them up with 26 off just nine deliveries to bookend opener Will Smale’s 28 from 14.

For Somerset, Dickson produced a fine cameo after Andy Umeed’s 45 from 36 to spark hope. But after off-spinner Ben Kellaway and seamer Andy Gorvin had taken two wickets each, Jamie McIlroy and Dan Douthwaite held their nerve with two fine overs at the death to finish the job.

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