Glamorgan defeat Surrey by ten wickets after Wagg takes a career-best 6/29

Glamorgan have launched their County Championship campaign on six previous occasions at the home of Surrey Cricket, losing by an innings in 1924, ending all square in 1926, 1930, 1950 and 1976, and then winning by seven wickets in 1985. The team of 2014 now stand a chance of emulating the achievements of Rodney Ontong's side twenty nine years ago after an intriguing day's play yesterday when fifteen wickets fell with Surrey initially gaining the upper hand by securing a first innings lead of 71.

But Glamorgan struck back in the closing overs claiming two important wickets - besides having a loud appeal for l.b.w. turned down - as Surrey finished the day 121 runs ahead and with eight wickets remaining as Graham Wagg took a couple of wickets during a waspish salvo at the Vauxhall End, each courtesy of diving catches at second slip by Stewart Walters.

The visiting bowlers knew that if they swiftly made further inroads this morning, there was a chance of repeating Glamorgan's feat of 1985 by winning their opening Championship encounter at this historic ground. Graham Wagg then made the perfect start as Zafar Ansari edged the first ball of the day into Mark Wallace's gloves, and then Michael Hogan bowled Dominic Sibley with his third delivery.

Still with the Surrey total on 50, steven Davies almost edged Wagg to Walters at second slip before Hogan struck next ball as Wilson edged into Wallace's gloves to give the Glamorgan wicket-keeper his seventh catch of the game. After Jason Roy had driven Hogan for three and Davies had cover driven the Australian for four, Wagg struck again as Roy edged to Jim Allenby at first slip.

With Surrey having plummeted to 61/6 in the space of 25 balls, it nearly became 61/7 as Tom Curran was almost run out in a mix-up with Davies but the youngster briefly atoned for his mistake as he straight drove Wagg. However, in Hogan's next over, he chopped the Australian onto his stumps and then without further addition Wagg struck again as he trapped Davies l.b.w. as Surrey nosedived further to 76/8.

Four runs later Wagg claimed his sixth scalp as Tremlett departed l.b.w. to the jubilant bowler before Hogan sent Linley's middle stump cartwheeling out of the ground as Surrey's capitulation ended on 81. Will Bragg and Gareth Rees opened Glamorgan's second innings with the target of 153 in a minimum of 78 overs and with just 7 on the board the latter edged Linley just out of the grasp of Wilson at second slip as the ball hurtled away to the ropes at the Vauxhall End. The pair continued to quietly chisel away at the target with a series of swiftly run singles as well as a pair of booming off-drives by Bragg against Meaker and Curran.

Glamorgan began the afternoon session on 26/0 requiring a further 127 runs to win in the remaining 69 overs, and with glorious Spring sunshine bathing the historic ground and clear blue skies overhead, there was little prospect of any further weather interruptions in a game where almost seven hours play had already been lost, or rain dampening the enthusiasm of the visiting contingent.

Bragg set the tone of the afternoon by sweetly driving Tom Curran to the boundary at long-off before upper cutting Chris Tremlett high over the heads of the slip cordon. At the other end, Gareth Rees quietly worked the ball around for a series of singles as he watchfully laid the foundations of an opening stand which in the 20th over reached fifty as Bragg drilled Meaker through mid-wicket for four followed next ball by a deft steer through backward point for three.

Rees then greeted the return of Tim Linley by guiding him along the ground through gully for four and then reverse-sweeping Zafar Ansari for three. He then despatched Linley to the ropes at long-on before Bragg unleashed an expansive drive through the covers as Meaker returned at the Vauxhall End. The southpaw then swatted Linley through the gully for four before regally driving Meaker through extra cover to complete a 96-ball fifty.

He celebrated by on-driving Meaker for three before Rees twice punched Tremlett through extra cover for four to bring up the century stand. Bragg then did the same to the tall fast bowler as the target dropped to below fifty with Rees again reverse-sweeping Ansari for four when the Cambridge Blue switched to the Pavilion End. He then flicked the left-arm spinner to the long-leg boundary to complete a 110-ball fifty before nearly seeing Bragg run out after a swift single was declined in Ansari's next over.

Rees then despatched Dominic Sibley's occasional leg-spin to the mid-wicket ropes before yet again reverse-sweeping Ansari for four. He then applied the coup de grace by guiding Sibley to third man for four as Glamorgan reached their target with 32 overs remaining

This is the first time that Glamorgan have completed a ten-wicket victory at The Kia Oval - their previous best win batting last at the ground had been in 1961 when they won by nine wickets and the only other occasion they have beaten Surrey by ten wickets came at the Gnoll, Neath in 1968.