NEWCASTLE'S Michael Hogan has helped end Glamorgan's 58-year wait for a one-day title by beating Durham in the final of the Royal London Cup at Trent Bridge.
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Hogan, the 40-year-old fast bowler who played district cricket with Merewether, has spent 10 years with the Welsh county, after launching his professional career with Western Australia.
He had previously lost a 40-over final with Glamorgan at Lord's and a Sheffield Shield final with WA, so he was naturally emotional after claiming his first piece of silverware.
"What a day for the club and the squad that played," Hogan said on Twitter. "Awesome spirit from this group throughout. So glad this made a lot of people happy."
Hogan contributed 12 not out, with a four and a six, in Glamorgan's 9-296 from 50 overs. He then claimed the last wicket (1-27) to help roll Durham for 238.
"Hoges has put in performances the whole year and for him to take the last wicket topped it off, brilliant for him," Glamorgan captain Kiran Carlson said.
The late-blooming Hogan has enjoyed a remarkable career since debuting for Western Australia at the age of 28, but silverware has been frustratingly elusive.
In 2013, he took 2-49 from eight overs in the Yorkshire Bank Cup (40-over) final against Nottingham at Lord's, but Glamorgan were soundly beaten.
Less than 12 months later, he helped Western Australia reach the final of the Sheffield Shield, in which they played NSW at Canberra's Manuka Oval.
Unfortunately for Hogan and the Warriors, the game finished as a rain-affected draw and NSW, as top qualifiers, were declared champions.
Hogan has taken more than 400 wickets in first-class matches for Glamorgan.
Combine that with the 221 Sheffield Shield wickets he took for WA, and more than 220 in white-ball matches, and Hogan has dismissed more than 850 batsmen during his professional career.
And he appears far from finished, signing a contract recently that will keep him with the Welsh county for at least another season.
When he inked that deal, on his 40th birthday, Hogan said in an interview: "I feel like I've been bowling as well as I ever have and there's plenty left in the tank ... it's still my ambition to win silverware with the club and I don't think we're far away from doing that."
Hogan has also had a productive season for Glamorgan in four-day championship matches, taking 28 wickets in eight games at an average of 23.64.
While Hogan is yet to win a team trophy at professional level, he is no stranger to individual accolades.
In 2013 and 2014 he was named Glamorgan's player of the year, while in 2011 he received the Laurie Sawle Medal as Western Australia's best player.