36 ball. The Glamorgan batsmen took a particular liking to England Test spinner Gareth Batty, who finished wicketless for 69 runs. (Cricinfo scorecard) National League: Glamorgan v Middlesex (20 July) Middlesex (4pts) beat Glamorgan (0pts) by 111 runs After Paul Weekes had taken Middlesex Crusaders to 149 for 5 after his 72, the young batsmen showed an appetite for runs as Glamorgan Dragons sunk to a defeat in this match between number two and three in the one-day tables. Both Ed Joyce and Ben Hutton made 61 at rates well-over a run a ball, and added 110 for the sixth wicket, before number 11 Alan Richardson finished off with a last-ball six off Robert Croft to bring the total to 284 for 9 after Croft had grabbed three late wickets. Chris Peploe then took four for 38, pinch hitters Croft and Alex Wharf were run out, Owais Shah held four catches despite not being the wicket-keeper, and Glamorgan were bowled out for 173 in 35.4 overs, leaving them losers by 111 runs, their heaviest defeat by runs in one-day cricket all season. (Cricinfo scorecard) County Championship: Glamorgan v Middlesex (21–23 July) Middlesex (22pts) beat Glamorgan (4pts) by an innings and 23 runs The sixth-placed Middlesex inflicted the ninth defeat of the season on Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, and their second of three innings defeats. After winning the toss, Ed Smith dominated proceedings in the first hour, making 29 in an opening stand of 40 before he was bowled by Huw Waters, Ben Hutton and Owais Shah made a partnership of 109 to lift Middlesex, and their batting line-up from one to nine all made it past 25 as the score finished on 534 – Shah finishing on 101, his third of seven Championship centuries, Kenyan-born Jamie Dalrymple scoring a season-high 108, and number nine Peter Trego smacking 72 off 54 balls – also a season-best. When Glamorgan batted, Trego took three wickets in the first two hours, to end with three for 52, and Scott Styris helped to dismiss the Glamorgan tail, removing numbers six, eight and nine to take three for 42. Only Robert Croft passed 25 – making 84 off 76 balls with 72 runs in boundaries – as Glamorgan were bowled out for 232 in a session and a half and were asked to follow on. Middlesex seamer Melvyn Betts set back Glamorgan's second innings effort with