Glamorgan’s winning run in the Royal London Cup came to an end ways as they were beaten this afternoon by Yorkshire by 23 runs in their encounter at Sophia Gardens.

The Welsh county announced an unchanged line-up so it was James Weighell and Jamie McIlroy who shared the new ball to Will Fraine and Harry Duke. Fraine struck the day’s first boundaries as, in the fifth over, he on-drove Weighell for successive fours, followed by a pair of sumptuous cover drives. Duke also flicked McIlroy to the ropes at fine-leg before Dan Douthwaite entered the fray and was cover driven by Fraine.

Andrew Salter also replaced McIlroy at the Cathedral Road End and in his opening over he made the breakthrough as Fraine lofted the ball into Weighell’s hands at long-on. 58-1 saw the arrival of Will Luxton in the middle and he began by on-driving the spinner for six before being dropped next ball at short mid-wicket. Colin Ingram’s leg-spin was then introduced at the River End and was on-driven for four by Duke before being swatted to log-on for four by the assertive Luxton.

But with the total on 99, Ingra, removed Luxton thanks to a smart piece of stumping by Tom Cullen as the youngster overbalanced trying to drive the Springbok. George Hill replaced him but after a series of one’s and two’s he departed l.b.w. in Kiran Carlson’s second over as the home captain had entered the attack at the Cathedral Road End. Jonny Tattersall arrived with the scoreboard on 112-3 and it nearly became 112-4 as the visiting captain edged a ball just out of Cullen’s grasp.

Duke then completed his patient fifty from 73 balls by cover-driving Carlson for four before reverse-sweeping him for another boundary. He also pulled Joe Cooke for six and four as he upped the tempo before Salter returned at the Cathedral Road End with McIlroy having a second spell at the River End. Tattersall responded by sweeping Salter for four but with his score on 87 Duke pulled McIlroy into Weighell’s hands at deep square-leg.

202-4 saw Matthew Waite join his captain who rode his luck firstly by completing his fifty by under-edging Douthwaite for four – his third boundary and 53rd delivery – before being bowled by a no-ball from Weighell. But later in the over, with his side on 232, he hoisted Weighell to deep mid-wicket where Salter completed the catch. Six runs later Waite swiped McIlroy to the same position as Cooke completed another catch.

Matt Revis lofted Douthwaite over mid-off for four before being dropped at long-on. But it was not an expensive miss as next ball he was run out attempting a second run by McIlroy. Weighell then had Dom Bess l.b.w.in the final over before Tom Loten was run out from the final ball as Yorkshire finished on 257-9.

David Lloyd and Sam Northeast began Glamorgan’s run-chase with the latter square-cutting Coad for four in the opening over, but the bowler made amends in his second over as he bowled the former. 6-1 heralded the arrival of Ingram who began by steering Waite through backward point but next over he was bowled by Waite as the home side slipped to 13-2.

Carlson joined Northeast and began with an on-drive for three against Waite. Northeast also elegantly on-drove the bowler for four before nonchalantly clipping Revis to the ropes at fine-leg. He then brought up the fifty by punching Bess through the covers for four but next over he chipped a ball from Revis to short mid-wicket where Tattersall completed a regulation catch.

54-3 saw Billy Root join Carlson who crisply struck Bess through the covers for four before upper-cutting Revis over point for another boundary. Root nurdled Loten to third man for four but Jack Shutt then entered the fray at the Cathedral Road End with the young off-spinner bowling Root in his third over. Cooke became Carlson’s new partner but four overs later Cooke was adjudged l.b.w. to Shutt as Glamorgan slipped to 122-5.

136 were needed from 23.3 overs as Tom Cullen joined Carlson who completed his fifty from 66 balls as the pair quietly worked the ball around for one’s and two’s, and prompting the return of the seamers Coad and Revis to the attack. The change did the trick as Carlson, on 64 and the total on 146, chipped up a ball from Revis into the hands of a jubilant Tattersall at short mid-wicket. Douthwaite announced his arrival with a booming on-drive for four against Revis but Waite returned at the River End and had the all-rounder caught at deep mid-wicket with the total on 157.

With 87 needed from 11 overs, both Cullen and Salter opened their shoulders in a bid to up the tempo with the former swatting Waite for four to mid-wicket before the latter straight-drove Shutt for four. But the total on 186 Salter advanced down the wicket to Shutt, and a delivery which was adjudged as a wide but missed the ball and was stumped. The spinner then removed Cullen in his final over as he holed out to deep mid-wicket.

The last pair Weighell and McIlroy, mindful of the run rate situation duly mixed the orthodox with the rustic, with the latter drilling Waite through mid-off for four before appearing to strain a leg muscle and seeing Cullen return as his runner. Weighell duly pulled Bess for six but then holed out at long-on with 24 still needed.