to 147 for 5. Robert Croft and Mike Powell rebuilt, but when Australian batsman Simon Katich had Croft caught by skipper Shane Warne and Powell went a few overs later, Glamorgan ended on a total of 250 as Zimbabwe all-rounder Sean Ervine picked up the last three wickets, finishing with five for 60, while Tremlett took three for 48. In reply, Hampshire reached the target of 79 inside 15 overs, with Katich – unusually – opening the batting. With Nottinghamshire losing to Kent and Warwickshire and Surrey not playing, Hampshire took the lead in the Championship with their emphatic full-score win. (Cricinfo scorecard) National League: Glamorgan v Worcestershire (27 May) Glamorgan (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 53 runs David Hemp gave Glamorgan Dragons a much-needed win in the National League against Worcestershire Royals, to break a streak of five successive cricket matches without a win, as his 65 lifted the team to what turned out to be an unreachable 227 – despite three run outs. When Glamorgan bowled everyone got wickets, and Worcestershire's best batsman of the innings, Zander de Bruyn with 51 runs, was eventually frustrated enough to get run out. Former England under-19 player David Harrison notched up the second five-wicket haul of his List A career, taking five for 33. (Cricinfo scorecard) June Glamorgan avoided loss for the first time of the Championship season against Sussex in a game reduced to three days because of rain. The following day, Glamorgan's Sunday League game against Nottinghamshire was abandoned because of rain, their third abandoned match out of six thus far in the season. Two Championship losses followed, to Kent and Middlesex (in a match where each team lost seven wickets, and three innings were ended by declarations). The next day, they were also beaten by Hampshire in Southampton, to go into the Twenty20 Cup without a win in June. County Championship: Glamorgan v Sussex (1–4 June) Sussex (12pts) drew with Glamorgan (8pts) Although Glamorgan followed on at Swansea, they still managed a draw after the first day was rained off. On the second day, which was also shortened, Sussex scored 225 for 2 after Glamorgan won the toss and put them in. Two Sussex batsmen reached their highest scores of 2005 on the third morning, as Richard Montgomerie ended with 184 not out – 12 off his career best – and Murray Goodwin reached 158. Sussex finally declared