Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we meet the cricketing Smale Family from Newport. Mum, Ann-Marie is Deputy Chair at Glamorgan CCC and formed part of the team charged with winning a Tier 1 franchise for the women's game in Wales earlier this year. Sophia and Will are both professional cricketers, making their way in the game a…

Tell us what you think of this episode This episode is a chat with Adge John of Saundersfoot Cricket Club. Adge made the local newpaper headlines in the summer when he finished being scorer for the club. Nothing unusual in that you might think but when you learn that he has been suffering with a debilitating eye disease all his life and is slowly l…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we hear from Newport Cricket Club's Michael Clayden who, this season, became the first player in the history of the South wales Premier League to reach 200 appearances and to score over 6,000 runs in the league. He has played all his junior and senior cricket for the Newport Club and this loyal…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to ex Glamorgan seam bowler Steve 'Basil' Barwick. You can read about Steve's first class career here: https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/steve-barwick/ We begin by talking about his early years playing for Briton Ferry Town and Alan Lewis Jones who introduced him to Glamorgan and the…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this, the second part of our chat with current and ex players and officials we meet Henderson Springer. You can read a little bit about Hendy and his connections with Haverfordwest and the cricket club here: https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/hendy-springer-53004 http://www.pembrokeshiresport.co.uk/hom…

Tell us what you think of this episode The collected group of ex-players and committee post holders started by telling us who they are and what they were like as cricketers. We get a picture of the way into cricket which was different for different players, some moving from juniors into seniors and others coming onto the scene as a senior. There we…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this, the second part of our chat with Martin, umpire with the South West Wales Association of Cricket Association, we talk in more detail about his experiences in Chennai, India at the International Masters Cricket Over 60s World Cup earlier this year. He begins by telling us about the celebrations at the …

Tell us what you think of this episode This episode features the first installment of my chat with cricket umpire Martin Wale. We begin with a bit of onomatology! Quite a departure for us. We then get on to more familiar territory, talking about Martin’s growing up in Coventry and getting to watch Warwickshire CCC at the Corthaulds Ground in the ci…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we make use of the MCC Sound Archive to bring you the story of Blaina Cricket Club. The MCC project, Taking the Field was aimed at recording the oral history of cricket clubs throughout the breadth of the UK. Members of the Blaina Cricket Club had already started recording their history for a p…

Tell us what you think of this episode Ossie begins by talking about his experiences as Chairman of Glamorgan CCC and the difficulties cricket and Glamorgan faced in the late 1970s and early 1980s. We move swiftly talking about the Kerry Packer Circus and it’s impact on the game. Ossie mentions the Tony Grieg affair which arose out of this and then…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we return to our chat with Ossie Wheatley. He finished as a player in 1969 but before that he was already becoming involved in the administration of the game. To begin, he gives us an outline of his career, noting his involvement with English cricket form 1963 onwards. He tells us the various c…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we visit Hay-On-Wye Cricket Club which hosted a game against an All Stars XI from the Hay Literary Festival at the end of May. We hear from club members and officials as they talk about their club as well as their preparations for this historic game. If you are interested in finding out more ab…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we bring together the biographer of Maurice Turbull, the museum's own Andrew Hignell and sports writer Bill Williams who's recent article about Maurice gave us the title of this episode. Andrew's book can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Turnbull-Welsh-Sporting-Andrew-Hignell/dp/0752…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we speak to Professor Mike Wilson of Loughborough University about his work in the area of oral history and the two cricketing projects with which he was associated, Tale-Enders and Taking the field. Mike is currently Professor of Drama and Head of Creative Arts at Loughborough. Tale-Enders was…

Tell us what you think of this episode We begin this episode of the podcast by talking about Ossie's best first class bowling figures, quickly moving on to his nickname. We talk about the nature of County cricket in the era that Ossie played including the extensive travelling that players had to undertake during a first class season. Tony Lewis was…

Tell us what you think of this episode We talk to Ossie Wheatley of Cambridge University, Warwickshire and Glamorgan. He won a Blue for cricket at Cambridge University in 1957 and in 1958 when he amassed a record 80 wickets for the University. After coming down he had a brief but succesful career with Warwickshire for whom he took 110 wickets in 19…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this week's episode we meet with four stalwarts of Christchurch Cricket Club who take us through their involvement with the club, the players that they remember from its past and the battles that they face in keeping the club going in this, its 100th year of existence. For this interested in the club you ca…

Tell us what you think of this episode This is the first of two episodes celebrating Christchurch Cricket Clun and their centenary year. In this first episode we hear from local historian of Ferndale and District, Alun Clement who sets the scene for a discussion with current players and administrators of the club which will come next week. Alun ver…

Tell us what you think of this episode Neil begins by outlining the story of the stuffed sparrow that is one of the more unusual items in the MCC Museum and one that has a link to Glamorgan as the ball that was bowled immediately before the sparrow was discovered was bowled by Jahangir Khan, father of Majid Khan, Glamorgan’s first overseas player. …

Tell us what you think of this episode In this week's episode we meet the Head of Heritage and Collections at the MCC, Neil Robinson. We begin by talking about how, where and when Neil began his affiliation with the game of cricket. Specifically, it was the 1981 Ashes and Bob Willis' phenomenal last day performance in the Headingley Test. Yorkshire…

Tell us what you think of this episode Anna Harris has only been an umpire for 9 years but she has had a meteoric rise through the ranks to become an international umpire on the women's circuit and operating at just under first class level in the men's game. We begin by talking about Anna's early life in High Wycombe and Brighton and how she starte…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to Sue Wells, Area Manager for Cricket Wales North. Her Cricket Wales biography can be found here: https://cricketwales.org.uk/our-team/sue-wells Sue tells us about her early life in Shropshire and the farming family she was born into. She remembers never being without sport in her life…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we meet six cricketers from in and around Swansea who play in the relatively new mid-week cricket league, the Tawe League. The players are: Ataur Rahman Jaber (Swansea Warriors) Abdul Mustak (Swansea Rising Stars) Amit Shivani (Swansea Strikers) Raj Tilak (Deccan Chargers) Krishna Prasanth (Mas…

Tell us what you think of this episode This is the last of 3 episodes of the podcast devoted to one of Glamorgan’s greatest ever players, Matthew Maynard. He begins by talking about coaching, both young players as well as elite cricketers and praises the philosophy of the current England coach and captain, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes. He mentio…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode, Matt talks about captaincy, the dilemmas of selection, the 1997 Championship Winning Season, his trip to Lords for the Benson and Hedges Cup Final and the first steps in his coaching career. Matt is still completing his Wellyman Walk for the Professional Cricketers Trust and Help for Heroes. T…

Tell us what you think of this episode Matthew Maynard established, with his first class career, a place in the all-time record books of Glamorgan County Cricket Club. But it is not just the quantity of runs that he scored that made Matt stand out amongst Glamorgan players of the modern age but the way in which he scored them. It would have come as…

Tell us what you think of this episode Joe begins by introducing himself, talking about his early life in Bangor and Llandudno where his parents ran a little bed and breakfast business. He describes his early sporting experiences, including his memories of the 1970 football World Cup. He 'stumbled' upon the Llandudno Oval, the club's cricket ground…

Tell us what you think of this episode By way of a trailer for our episodes interviewing Matt about his cricket and sporting life, this mini episode features him talking about his latest charity fundraising walk from John O Groats to Lands End. Matt is walking in aid of the Professional Cricketers' Trust and Help for Heroes and is hoping to raise £…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we interview three stalwarts of the Pirates cricket team, Port Talbot Town Cricket Club. They are, in no particular order: Mark Jones Ian Rees Ray Cox We talk about their early years, discovering cricket and joining the club as well as a little bit of the history of the club which dates from ar…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we look back at some of the podcasts from last year. The episodes covered are: Three Englishmen of Wales Special Episode: Walking in the Valleys for Young Cricketers St. Helen's: A Tribute (Part 1) Heroes and Headlines: St Helen's: A Tribute (Part 2) Special Episode: Walking in the Valleys for …

Tell us what you think of this episode This weeks episode is an interview with two cricketers who have turned their love of the game into a fledgling business. Rich describes how his pastime of making things with wood turned to repairing bats for friends and other club members and persuaded him to set up a business to deliver bat refurbishment to t…

Tell us what you think of this episode Jean Silvan Evans had a successful career as a journalist and lecturer. Her husband, also a journalist, was a keen supporter of Glamorgan County Cricket Club. To keep him company, Jean would sometimes attend a day at the cricket with no intention of watching and little interest in what happened the other side …

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we look at two County Championship match second innings' separated by 25 years. The first took place during the 1998 season between Northants and Glamorgan at Wantage Road. In their second innings, Mal Loye hit an incredible 322 not out as Northants saved the game with a second innings 712. For…

Tell us what you think of this episode This week’s episode is a chat with members of the Hook Cricket Club that, this year has celebrated its centenary. We talk to: Dave Petrie who outlines the history of the village as well as charting the history of the cricket club. Jamie Phelps shares with us the state of the club today and how they have gone a…

Tell us what you think of this episode This week's episode is an interview with the Head of Performance Science and Medicine at the ECB, Rob Ahmun. Originally from Cardiff Rob was a strength and conditioning coach with Glamorgan before his move to the England Team in 2014. He talks to us about his sporting journey and career to date. Here is a page…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to those involved in the 51st Final of this competition. They are, in order that they appear in the episode: Steve Davies, workforce administrator, South West Wales Zack Gidlow , Chair of cricket at Colwyn Bay Cricket Club and first team player Mike Haydn, Chair of Swansea Cricket Club …

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we remember long time treasurer with the St Helen's Balconiers Clive Hemp. We talk to his children, David, Tim and Charlotte as well as his colleagues from the Balconiers Committee Allan Gray and Roger Skyrme, Swansea solicitor and main sponsor of the Swansea and West Wales cricket Festival Pet…

Tell us what you think of this episode Paul Rees is a popular club cricketer who has played most of his cricket in and around Swansea as well as a number of representative teams at age group and league level. He talks to us about his early cricketing experiences and how he developed as a cricketer. In passing we talk about his rugby career and how …

Tell us what you think of this episode Ron Walton has spent a lifetime playing professional and amateur sport. A footballer with Merthyr Town he went on to play professionally in Australia before starting a coaching career that saw him spend 18 seasons at Swansea City coaching the youth team as well as spells as caretaker manager. He has played for…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to Russell Penrhyn Jones, the founder and driving force behind the Wales National County (North) Representative Teams. Founded in 2022, the Senior and U19 representative teams aim to give cricketers in the North Wales region opportunities to play representative cricket, develop their sk…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this second episode authors David Parry and Andrew Hignell outline some more of the history of cricket in North Wales focussing on the Colwyn Bay Cricket Club which was formed in 1923. The episode opens with a discussion about Sydney Barnes, one of the most famous English cricketers of the Twentieth Century…

Tell us what you think of this episode Lucy is the first ever female chair of any recreational cricket league in Wales. She is one of two women who have been appointed as chairs of ECB accredited premier leagues. Helen Ross has taken the helm of the Surrey Championship, while Lucy leads the North Wales Cricket League. She talks about her initial co…

Tell us what you think of this episode This book, written and published to coincide with the centenary of Colwyn Bay Cricket Club, looks at the history of cricket in Denbigshire besides tracing how the club based in Rhos-on-Sea has become the venue for top class cricket in North Wales, as well as Glamorgan's northern outpost for first class cricket…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this the final episode in tribute to the St Helen's ground Richard Bentley talks us through some of the great names who have played at the ground. We discuss the number of steps from the pavilion to the playing surface which is mentioned regularly by players who played there and Richard recites the poem wri…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this week’s episode we return to discuss the history of St Helen’s as a venue for first class cricket. Our guest is Richard Bentley who is the co-author, with Malcolm Nash, of Malcom’s cricketing biography ‘Not Only But Also’, published by St David’s Press in 2018. To purchase a copy of the book you can go …

Tell us what you think of this episode Neath Cricket Club was founded in 1848 and is this year celebrating it’s 175th Anniversary. As part of it’s celebrations it hosted an MCC XI at the Gnoll on Wednesday 14th June. We went along and recorded a series of interviews with those who were in attendance. They included life members, committee members, s…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we interview broadcaster and author Alun Wyn Bevan about the non cricketing history of the ground covering some stories from his 2007 book 'St Helen's Stories'. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book you can follow this link to the Amazon site. It is well worth considering purch…

Tell us what you think of this episode Last year, 5 cricket clubs in and around Cardiff got together for a fundraising walk for the junior sections of their clubs. The brainchild of Cardiff Cricket Club President Michael Cann Walking in the Valleys for Young Cricketers was a great success. This season there are 11 participating clubs plus the umpir…

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we speak to three Englishmen who have made their home in Wales and have played most if not all of their adult cricket here, representing Wales in their Seniors Teams at Over 50s, Over 60s and Over 70s levels. Mick Staddon was born in Battersea and played most of his early cricket on Clapham Com…

Tell us what you think of this episode This episode marks the opening of a new exhibit at the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket entitled 'Doug and the Don'. Doug and The Don is a special exhibition that was launched by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket on National Sporting Heritage Day, 30 September 2022 which celebrates the friendship between two men at t…