Bichel's first one-day ton accounts for Glamorgan

Andrew Bichel scored his maiden one-day century to help Worcestershire to a five-wicket Benson & Hedges Cup win over Glamorgan.

The Queensland all-rounder, a veteran of 17 One-Day Internationals, scored a quickfire 100 out of 152 to win the Gold Award and put Worcestershire on their way to the quarter-finals.

Bichel's century arrived off only 116 balls and included 11 fours and a six. More significantly, 46 of the 30-year-old's second 50 was accumulated in boundaries.

He came to the wicket with Worcestershire in some trouble at 3-1 but weathered some accurate Glamorgan bowling before setting his side in sight of the 229 to win.

Although he was run out 14 overs from the end, Vikram Solanki and then David Leatherdale and Nick Boulton saw Worcestershire home with 16 balls to spare.

Bichel had played his part in restricting Glamorgan to 228-9 after home skipper Steve James had won the toss.

Glamorgan got off to a solid start but lost James to a run-out and Mike Powell in the space of two overs to go from 94-1 to 95-3.

Matthew Maynard posted a 49-ball half-century to help Glamorgan towards a challenging total but some of his colleagues didn't have an answer to Graeme Hick who came on in the 42nd over and took 3-23 bowling seam-up off three paces.

Glamorgan must now win at least two of their three remaining fixtures against Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire to have any hope of qualifying for the last eight.