GLAMORGAN made a superb start to the Royal London One-Day Cup by sending champions Gloucestershire to their second defeat in successive days after a fine knock by Will Bragg.

Jacques Rudolph and Bragg made half-centuries in Glamorgan's total of 289, which proved comfortably enough with a victory margin of 52 runs.

Despite half-centuries from Michael Klinger and top-scorer Benny Howell (77), Gloucestershire were always behind the run-rate and lost wickets at regular intervals on their way to 237 all out.

Glamorgan, having been put in by Klinger, had been in a position during their 50 overs to have scored in excess of 300 as Rudolph and Bragg laid the foundation with a second-wicket stand of 122 in 20.2 overs.

The Glamorgan captain has struggled for runs this season, and in a laboured innings of 53 from 81 balls he struck only two fours, scoring only five in the first 10 overs.

From 156 for one Glamorgan suffered a mini-collapse, losing four wickets for only 23 runs starting with Bragg for a top score of 75.

It was left to Colin Ingram (35) and Graham Wagg to resurrect the innings with a partnership of 60 until Wagg ran himself out for 49 with four overs left.

Although Gloucestershire's two left-arm spinners, Chris Dent and Tom Smith, conceded 94 runs in their 10 overs, Glamorgan were restricted by Matt Taylor and Howell in the last 10 as they added 74 runs and lost five wickets. Howell, with his variation of cutters and slower balls, was a difficult proposition.

Gloucestershire needed to score at almost six runs an over and Wagg soon made inroads into the top order by taking wickets in his third and fourth overs. Dent gave the bowler a return catch then Gareth Roderick struck one to short mid- wicket where Aneurin Donald held the catch at the second attempt.

When Hamish Marshall fell to Timm van der Gugten the visitors had slumped to 48 for three, with their hopes resting on Klinger.

He put on 60 with Ian Cockbain, but both batsmen were restrained by some accurate bowling and after Cockbain was caught down the leg side by the wicketkeeper, Gloucestershire lost their leading batsman when Klinger, who had struck 52 from 79 balls, gave Ingram a return catch.

Ingram's leg-spin caused problems for the batsmen and after Jack Taylor was caught at long off, Gloucestershire were in trouble at 121 for six with Ingram having taken two for 12 from five overs.

With 10 overs remaining Gloucestershire required 105 to win, with Tom Smith and Howell having shared a useful stand of 66, but Craig Meschede then uprooted Smith's off-stump with his third ball.

Howell battled until the end before he was the last man out - caught on the extra-cover boundary - having hit seven fours and a six in 67 deliveries.