Glamorgan - The road to Lord's

Steve James: His knock gave Glamorgan a winning start

v Gloucestershire - Won by 3 wickets

Glamorgan came out on top in a match reduced by rain to 25 overs each, thanks largely to the miserly bowling of Steve Watkin and a vital knock from Steve James.

The visitors had threatened to rip the Glamorgan bowlers apart with Simon Jones going for 17 in his first over. But Watkin returned figures of three for only 7 runs, as they were restricted to a total of 148.

Glamorgan stuttered to 71 for four in reply and it was left to James, coming in down the order, to steady the ship. His 34 from only 25 balls took them to the brink of victory, with Adrian Shaw and Darren Thomas able to knock off the winning runs.

v Worcestershire - Lost by 9 wickets

Kabir Ali: Too hot to handle

Glamorgan were the only team in their group to win their first match, but suffered a setback when they were comprehensively beaten at New Road.

Kabir Ali marked his B&H debut with four wickets for 29 runs, the last two coming in consecutive balls to dismiss Glamorgan for just 147. Only Matthew Maynard and Adrian Dale looked to have the measure of the bowling attack, but when the Glamorgan captain was dismissed by Stuart Lampitt, Dale was left stranded at the non-striker's end.

Needing 148 to win, Worcestershire reached their target in less than 30 overs for the loss of only one wicket. Paul Pollard and Graeme Hick hit half-centuries, with the latter sealing victory with a flourish by scoring 18 runs off the last four balls.

v Somerset - Match Abandoned

Glamorgan won the toss and asked Somerset to bat for a 10 overs-a-side contest, but even this proved impossible as the rain set in. Both sides awarded one point each.

v Warwickshire - Match Abandoned

The game was abandoned without a ball being bowled. One point each.

v Northamptonshire - Won by 39 runs

Croft: Fine fielding

Glamorgan needed to win their final group match to ensure they qualified for the quarter-final stage, and did so with a solid batting performance on a pitch offering assistance to the bowlers.

Five of their top six produced scores of 30 plus with Maynard (48) the top scorer as they reached 239.

Mathew Hayden gave Northants early impetus with 67 from 72 balls, but when he was dismissed they were struggling on 105 for four. Glamorgan's bowlers, with the help of some excellent fielding from Robert Croft, were then able to wrap up the Northamptonshire innings, for less than 200, and ensure a home tie in the last eight.

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Quarter-final

v Hampshire - Won by 113 runs

Dale: Determined batting

In a remarkable game, Glamorgan bowled magnificently to dismiss Hampshire for just 69 runs, and book their place in the semi-finals.

Hampshire reduced the Welshmen to 31 for three and things looked bleak when Shane Warne weighed in with two further wickets. Adrian Dale and Keith Newell dug in, however, and shared a sixth wicket of partnership of 99 to guide Glamorgan to a respectable total of 182.

Hampshire struggled from the beginning of their innings and were 16 for three in no time. Owen Parkin bowled superbly for figures of three for 16, and Watkin was as tight as ever at the other end, dismissing Robin Smith and John Stephenson with consecutive balls.

From 38 for eight, Hampshire limped past 50, amidst talk of the lowest score in the competition's history. They were eventually bowled out for 69, giving Glamorgan a 113-run victory - and a place in the semi-finals for only the second time in their history.

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Semi-final

v Surrey - Won by 32 runs (D/L method)

The semi-final was spread over two days due to the weather, but it worked in Glamorgan's favour as they reached their first Lord's final since 1977.

Maynard: Crashes a six

Glamorgan captain Mathew Maynard won the toss and elected to bat, but at 27 for two that decision appeared questionable. Taking the game by the scruff of the neck, however, he shared partnerships of 133 with Mike Powell and 66 with Adrian Dale, on his way to a brilliant 109.

They were eventually dismissed for 251, in the last over of their allotted 50 and then it all got very complicated.

Rain interruptions to the Surrey reply meant that a revised target was set, via the Duckworth/ Lewis method. Now needing 245 from just 46 overs, Surrey got off to a bad start, losing two wickets in the first three overs.

Alec Stewart kept Surrey in the match, but gradually he ran out of partners. Jason Ratcliffe and Martin Bicknell offered support for a time but when Stewart finally became the last man out, it was joy unbounded for the home supporters.