Glamorgan beat Yorkshire to bag home semi-final

Andy Gorvin claimed three vital middle-order wickets for Glamorgan

Glamorgan 230-9 (47 overs): Root 66; Cliff 3-37, Moriarty 3-47

Yorkshire 168 (42 overs): Tattersall 51; Gorvin 4-35, Kellaway 3-33, Van der Gugten 2-32

Glamorgan (2 pts) beat Yorkshire by 62 runs

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Glamorgan earned a home semi-final as they overcame Yorkshire by 62 runs despite a close battle for most of the match.

Chasing 231 in 47 overs, Yorkshire were bowled out for 168 despite Jonny Tattersall’s 51.

Andy Gorvin (4-35) claimed vital middle-order wickets with Timm van der Gugten and Ben Kellaway also turning in key bowling performances.

Glamorgan top their group with six wins and one defeat, while Yorkshire finish with a 50 percent record.

Glamorgan’s 230 for nine owed much to Billy Root’s 66, with Ben Cliff taking three early wickets and Dan Moriarty three towards the end.

Glamorgan will play host on Sunday 18 August to the winner of the Worcestershire-Warwickshire quarter-final.

Cliff quickly justified the decision to bowl first as he ripped out Will Smale, Asa Tribe and key man Sam Northeast in his first four overs with just 40 on the board.

Kiran Carlson (31) and Colin Ingram (18) started a counter-attack but Ingram was caught behind off George Hill and Carlson pinned lbw by Dom Leech when he looked set.

Spinner Moriarty took three quick wickets in a fine spell to reinforce the visitors’ advantage before Root and Van der Gugten (34 not out) added 56 in a belated ninth-wicket fightback, Root’s busy innings coming off just 66 balls in murky conditions.

Yorkshire’s raw top order fell apart as Van der Gugten, looking almost unplayable, and Jamie McIlroy reduced them to 11 for three inside seven overs.

Tattersall added 46 with Yash Vagadia (21), who fell to the ambidextrous Kellaway’s first left-arm delivery, and 59 with Matthew Revis in the top stand of the match as the visitors gained momentum.

But Gorvin, initially expensive, switched ends to snatch three wickets in quick succession and there was no way back despite the efforts of Dom Bess (22).

Kellaway (3-33) finished off the tail and Glamorgan could celebrate without worrying about other results.

Glamorgan’s Billy Root told BBC Sport Wales: “It was one of those games where momentum flowed each way a few times. We discussed getting a few partnerships together after it was tricky early on, so it was more about being busy and turning over strike.

“Andy Gorvin is always looking to bowl straight and use his variations, again he backed up what Timm and Mcllroy did early on, they’ve been great all the competition.

“Different people have stepped up at different times and grabbed the opportunities.”

Coach Grant Bradburn added: “We’re really pleased for the supporters, for the club to be hosting a big occasion at Sophia Gardens.

"Here’s hoping for a nice weekend weather wise and a nice crowd on Sunday, getting behind a team that’s playing an aggressive, exciting brand of cricket.

“We’re pleased with our campaign so far and it’s nice to bounce back from a disappointing effort at Leicester to play very well today, especially in the second half.”