Dragons record their first win of the season

The Glamorgan Dragons opened their Norwich Union League season with a well deserved 20 run victory against the Durham Dynamos at Sophia Gardens.

Such a result though had seemed unlikely in the first hour of the game as Glamorgan slumped to 49-5. But an attractive 58 run partnership between Mike Powell and Mark Wallace restored the Welsh county`s fortunes, and by the end of their 45 over allocation, they had reached a more respectable total of 161-8.

In reply, the Durham batsmen never got into their stride as Mike Kasprowicz had a dream debut in the Dragons colours, with the Australian taking three wickets in a fiery spell with the new ball.

With Andrew Davies in miserly form at the other end, Durham stuttered to 27-3 in the opening 12 overs - a start from which they never recovered.

Spinners Robert Croft and Dean Cosker further contained the Durham batsmen, and a measure of their control over the visitors was that the two spinners only conceded three boundaries during their 18 over spell.

Andy Pratt, the Durham wicket-keeper, made a belated bid to up the tempo, but he fell to Andrew Davies who returned to pick up two wickets in a disciplined comeback spell which helped to settle the game in the Dragons favour.