HOW galling it must be for Durham to see how Martin Saggers, the man they plucked from Norfolk obscurity, keeps on taking wickets for Kent.

While he bagged another five-wicket haul on Saturday in the win against Yorkshire, Durham's seamers - Mark Davies apart - were made to look like Norfolk novices by Glamorgan captain Steve James.

After a High Noon start the James gang came out with all guns blazing , and the leader saw his side to their 201 target with a rollicking innings of 121.

He was out attempting the winning hit and of the four other batsmen to fall two surrendered unnecessarily, believing there was a threat of further showers.

Davies was again comfortably the best of Durham's seamers, and again he was brought on too late after Ian Hunter had given James a flying start.

The folly of asking Durham's fastest bowler - in the absence of Stephen Harmison - to bowl into a strongish wind was quickly exposed as James cracked five fours through the off side in Hunter's first three overs.

The start was delayed by an hour following rain, and the damp outfield, plus cool, blustery conditions did not favour the bowlers.

But a side in desperate need of preventing a third defeat in three championship games ought at least to have made the batsmen work for their runs.

Instead Durham handed over the initiative immediately and the fielding wasn't too sharp as, in the hour to lunch, Glamorgan reached 56 without loss.

Another shower delayed the resumption by 35 minutes, prompting Glamorgan to step on the gas even more and when it became 109 for three Durham had a flicker of hope.

But James never gave them a chance, hitting 15 fours in reaching his century off only 138 balls, and adding three more boundaries as the last 61 runs came off 12 overs after tea.

Hunter's dismal performance ended with figures of one for 62 in ten overs, while Neil Killeen took only one wicket in the match.

Killeeen was one of five seamers ahead of Saggers in the pecking order when the Norfolk man was released three years ago.

But after an excellent season in 1999, Killeen has struggled to make an impact in the championship, partly through injuries.

Durham's decision to include Davies ahead of him in the opening match has been vindicated, and there must be a case for Nicky Hatch coming in for the home match against Gloucestershire starting on Friday.

Hunter, given the chance to bowl downwind after lunch, made the breakthrough in the first over when David Hemp tried to whip him to leg and skied a catch to Nicky Peng, coming in from mid-wicket.

Another left-hander, Ian Thomas, then added 46 in eight overs with James before slicing Davies to Gary Pratt at point.

Davies had Michael Powell lbw before the appearance of the sun prompted Glamorgan to cut out the risks and James was on 90 out of 140 at tea.

He lost Adrian Dale shortly afterwards, caught at slip by Martin Love off Graeme Bridge. But Jon Hughes came in to strike an unbeaten 26 off 28 balls to speed Glamorgan to the verge of victory before James was stumped attempting to hit Bridge for a third four in one over.

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