Glamorgan quickly wrap up victory over Durham

Glamorgan needed just 13 balls to score the remaining 12 runs they needed to beat Durham by 8 wickets at Cardiff. This victory - their 4th of the summer - allows Glamorgan to rise up to 3rd place in the Division Two table, and, with four Championship matches remaining, it gives a major boost to the Welsh county`s promotion hopes.

Whilst wicket-keeper Mark Wallace deserves much credit for his career-best 117, the victory was largely the result of a remarkable spell after tea on Friday afternoon by Michael Kasprowicz. The Australian took 9-22 in 10.4 overs as Durham dramatically collapsed from 119-1 to 174 all out.

Kasprowicz, who took 11-105 in the match at Chester-le-Street last year, returned the second best bowling figures in Glamorgan`s history, and his spell, for the record, was as follows:

10th ....w(Love).
11th ....1.
12th ..4...
13th 4... w (Lewis).
14th ....w (Peng)w (Wells)
15th ..w (Mustard)...
16th ......
17th ...44.
18th .w (Bridge) 4lb 1..
19th ...w (Pratt)4.
20th .w (Killeen)....
21st .w (Phillips)

Kasprowicz`s final return of 9/36 was a career best and his analysis eclipses three other major records - his figures surpassed the previous best by an overseas player for the Welsh county (8/17 by Waqar Younis against Sussex at Swansea in 1997), and are the best ever in Wales by a Glamorgan bowler (9/43 by Jim Pressdee against Yorkshire at Swansea in 1965). In addition, they were the best ever at the Cardiff ground, beating Pat Pocock`s return of 9/57 for Surrey against Glamorgan in 1979.

The only superior analysis for Glamorgan remains Jack Mercer`s 10/51 against Worcestershire at New Road in 1936, whilst George Geary`s astonishing 10-18 for Leicestershire at Pontypridd in 1929 are still the best ever return in a first-class match in Wales.