Worcestershire welcomed Glamorgan to Visit Worcestershire New Road for the first time since 2023 looking to re-establish their grip on a Metro Bank One Day Cup quarter-final birth.
Alan Richardson shuffled his pack, making three changes to the match day eleven, with Dan Lategan, Rob Jones and Ben Allison all returning to the side who entered the field first after another successful toss.
The visitors enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges, with the basement side showing plenty of confidence as they strode past 50 in the 10th over, with Worcestershire’s bowlers not having it all their own way.
Ben Allison (2-49) soon changed that narrative however, when he removed Eddie Byrom for a well-made 41 courtesy of an excellent catch from Henry Cullen, who made no mistake under a steepling high catch.
The ever-reliable Tom Taylor produced another economical first spell going at just four an over, but was unable to make a breakthrough as the Rapids fought hard while Glamorgan reached three figures and youngster Henry Hurle began to free his arms.
Matthew Waite held down an end, but his best efforts went unrewarded as Hurle and Asa Tribe paired in dismissive fashion, adding 104 for the second wicket, as confidence grew and the mis-firing Rapids bowlers were put to the sword.
In the absence of Fateh Singh, it was Brett D’Oliveira who took the mantle as the hosts’ primary spinner, wasting no time making his presence felt, clean bowling the dangerous Hurle for 56, gifting the home side a vital opening.
From 179-2, the Rapids showed excellent resolve to fight their way back into the contest, taking three quick wickets and check Glamorgan’s progress at 205-5.
Kieran Carlson was the first of the cluster of three wickets to fall, as he succumbed to Allison, before D’Oliveira (2-46) picked up his second wicket of an instrumental spell as he had Smale caught smartly on the boundary by Dan Lategan.
Waite’s metronomical afternoon with the ball saw him gain his just deserts when Billy Root feathered a full ball behind to Cullen, as the medium-pacer ended his spell shortly after with outstanding figures of 10-2-23-1.
Dan Douthwaite joined the not-out opener, and upped the ante from the get-go, taking Glamorgan beyond the 250 mark, before Tribe notched his maiden List A century with the final ball of the 46th over.
Douthwaite’s cameo of 37 from 26 balls was cut-short at the death when he was caught by Kashif Ali off a Tom Taylor delivery, and the same duo combined to remove Andy Gorvin shortly after.
Tribe, however, carried his bat for an outstanding 122 not-out that saw his side finish on an above par 297-7.