Colin Ingram ton inspires Glamorgan's One Day Cup warm-up win over Wales

Colin Ingram will be available to play seven One Day Cup matches for Glamorgan before departing for the Caribbean Premier League

Glamorgan's South African batter Colin Ingram pummelled 110 off 77 balls as they beat Wales National County by 133 runs in their One-Day Cup warm-up.

Fifties from David Lloyd and Billy Root helped the senior professionals to 331 for seven.

Wales were restricted to 199 all out in reply, Jamie McIlroy claiming 3-39.

But Tom Bevan, who played two T20 games for Glamorgan, advanced his case for a first-team place with a fine knock of 80.

It was a welcome reversal of fortunes for Glamorgan, who lost the fixture in 2021 before recovering to take the One-Day Cup title.

Lloyd got useful boundaries under his belt in his knock of 56 off 39 balls after a mixed spell of form, while Ingram's power-hitting was as brutal as usual after a considered start, smashing 11 fours and three sixes.

Ingram shared a stand of 143 with Billy Root, who contributed a busy 51, before 18-year-old Glamorgan academy seamer Ben Morris bounced back from severe early punishment to dismiss both in one over.

Dan Douthwaite hammered four sixes in his 41 not out to leave a formidable target of 8.3 runs an over for a Wales side made up of Glamorgan fringe and academy squad members, plus experienced club players.

It always looked beyond them, especially when first-change seamer Joe Cooke claimed wickets with his first two balls.

But Bevan, a prolific scorer for Glamorgan seconds, struck five sixes and seven fours to lead the Wales resistance before left-arm seamer McIlroy also took two in two.

Youngsters Ben Kellaway and Sam Jardine made 39 apiece to make the scoreline more respectable.

Glamorgan are defending the trophy they won against Durham in August 2021 and are relatively unaffected by Hundred franchise calls.

Ingram is set to play seven group games, but Australian pace bowler Michael Neser will not play before his return to Queensland because of his heavy workload in the Championship.

Coach David Harrison is again in charge, with Matthew Maynard away at the Hundred.

Who's who?

Glamorgan have lost just one player to the Hundred so far, with veteran seamer Michael Hogan signed up by the Southampton-based Southern Brave.

This compares to five players being absent in 2021, but with none making a significant impact in the Hundred, they were not retained for the second edition.

But three of their group opponents - Derbyshire, Northants and Worcestershire - have also been lightly affected by franchise calls.

Glamorgan may be without an overseas player for the last group match at Worcester, plus the quarter-final and semi-final stage if they qualify, but should have a stronger squad overall.

Format

Glamorgan open their campaign away to Derbyshire on 2 August, with each county playing four home and four away while two of Glamorgan's home matches will be at Neath.

The first three of each nine-team group qualify for the knock-out stages, with the top side going directly to the semi-final, where they have home advantage, while second hosts third in the quarter-final on 26 August, just three days after Glamorgan's final group fixture.

The final will be held on 17 September, again at Trent Bridge.

There were widespread complaints about the 2021 dates, with the final on a Thursday, three days after the semi-final, allowing little time for supporters to make arrangements to attend.