 Surrey claimed their second one-day title for the season |
National League D1, Cardiff: Surrey 198-9 (45 overs) beat Glamorgan 190 all out (43.4 overs) by eight runs
Points: Surrey 4, Glamorgan 0Surrey gained some compensation for their failed championship defence by claiming the National League crown with a tense win over last season's champions.
The Lions, who were promoted from the second division last season, added the Division One title to the Twenty20 Cup they won in July.
 |  If you asked the players if they were happy they would say no |
Glamorgan were just eight runs short of victory when last man David Harrison was bowled by England Test squad member Rikki Clarke with eight balls remaining.
The hosts' run-chase had looked in good shape on 100-3, but a double strike to Tim Murtagh (3-44) sparked a slide which saw four wickets fall for 30 runs.
Earlier, half-centuries to Mark Ramprakash (53) and skipper Adam Hollioake (51) helped Surrey post a competitive score after they had slumped to 61-4 early on.
Mike Kasprowicz (2-25) took two early wickets, including Graham Thorpe for nine, before Adrian Dale cleaned up the tail to return figures of 4-35.
Glamorgan: J P Maher, R D B Croft (Capt), I J Thomas, M J Powell D L Hemp, A Dale, M A Wallace, A G Wharf, D S Harrison A P Davies, D A Cosker.
Surrey: S A Newman, A D Brown, M R Ramprakash, G P Thorpe, R Clarke A J Hollioake (Capt), J N Batty, M P Bicknell, I D K Salisbury F A Rose, T J Murtagh.
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