Old Trafford welcomes back cricket with defeat for Lancashire

Lancashire's tentative batting gifted Glamorgan their first one-day success of the season, at the seventh attempt.

It was Old Trafford's first day of cricket this summer, but there was little for the home support to cheer as Glamorgan made easy work of their 148 target.

Matthew Maynard's unbeaten 39 eventually helped them home with 26 balls to spare, ending a miserable record of five losses in the Benson & Hedges Cup as well as another defeat in their previous National League match.

Lancashire won the toss but quickly slumped to 9-2, and it could have been an even smaller target without Neil Fairbrother.

He survived a blow to the head from a ball from Alex Wharf, who had already removed Ryan Driver and Alex Flintoff, and then went on to make 62 from 107 balls.

Fairbrother and John Crawley put on 53 for the third wicket before Crawley ran himself out, and Lancashire never really recovered.

Spinners Dean Cosker and Robert Croft conceded a combined total of just 43 from their 18 overs to limit Lancashire to a final total of 147-6.

Glamorgan, in contrast, marched to their 50 within ten overs, as Australian Jimmy Maher, with 19, and Keith Newell, who made 29, set the platform.

Muttiah Muralitharan bowled his usual miserly spell, conceding just 14 runs from nine overs, but couldn't remove Maynard, who helped the visitors to victory with a six off Ian Austin.