The Kent Spitfires snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against Glamorgan in the Royal London One Day Cup.

Glamorgan were indebted to Chris Cooke, who scored 94 from 54 balls an innings which included seven sixes and four fours to win a remarkable game with two balls remaining.

With five overs left, 60 were needed but James Tredwell  was struck for 20 in one over by Cooke, and although he was then caught on 72 the ball was deemed to be over shoulder height.

Kent’s impressive total of 317 for seven, was built on Darren Stevens’ blistering 110 from only 64 balls, his century coming after Sam  Northeast(74) and Sam Billings(56) had laid the foundation with a partnership of  104 in 18 overs for the third wicket.

Glamorgan’s bowlers did well to restrict Kent to 218 for 7 with 10 overs remaining, but Stevens then accelerated hitting six  sixes and nine fours.

He was eventually caught on the long on boundary by Dean Cosker off Michael Hogan in the final over who then dismissed Fabian Cowdrey in a similar manner, but Matt Coles avoided the hat trick.

Cosker was the pick of the Glamorgan attack, but the home team surprisingly left out Andrew Salter, their promising off spinner.

Instead they opted to give Colin Ingram and Jacques Rudolph three overs which cost 27 runs while their cause wasn’t helped by some sloppy fielding.

Their long serving wicketkeeper Mark Wallace however, will remember  holding an edge from Alex Blake to record his 1000^th dismissal for Glamorgan in all cricket- a career that started  against Somerset in a championship game 16 years ago.

Glamorgan soon lost Rudolph in the third over, but the left handed combination of Will Bragg and Colin Ingram counter attacked with a flurry of boundaries, with Ivan Thomas  struck for 15 in his first over before he was taken off.

Ingram soon reached fifty from 47 balls with the 100 run partnership reached in the 21^st over Bragg, in his first one day game of the season also reached his half century, and after 25 overs Glamorgan were 121 for 1- nine runs behind Kent at the half way stage.

The partnership of 136 was eventually ended when Bragg drove a low full toss back to Thomas, who, taking evasive action, completed the catch in front of his face.

Aneurin Donald was sent in with licence to attack, but the 18 year old, after striking two fours was caught at short fine leg.

Glamorgan’s progress was restricted by accurate bowling- especially from Stevens, but Ingram reached his first century in any competition for Glamorgan, but after scoring 109, he was brilliantly caught by Billings leaping to his left behind the wicket.

When, the players returned after a shower Glamorgan needed 95 from 46 balls and Cooke gave his team hope with fifty from 36 balls, there was still plenty to do, but Cooke played superbly to take his team to victory.

Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bowl

Glamorgan side: Rudolph, Bragg, Ingram, Cooke, Donald, Lloyd, Wallace, Meschede, Smith, Cosker, Hogan.

Kent Spitfires side: Denly, Bell-Drummond, Northeast, Cowdrey, Stevens, Blake, Billings, Coles, Tredwell, Claydon, Thomas.

Kent Spitfires 317/7 (50 overs – Stevens 110, Northeast 74, Billings 56; Cosker 2/50), Glamorgan 321/7 (49.4 overs – Ingram 109, Cooke 94*; Coles 3/53).

Glamorgan won by three wickets.