Tell us what you think of this episodeIn 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 after having both been young cricketers at the Newport club.For more on Ann-Marie you can go here:https://glamorgancricket.com/board-lead...

Tell us what you think of this episodeThis 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 losing his sight, his efforts appear nothing short of amazing.To read Adge's story you can go here:https://www.connectpembrokeshire.co.uk/news/2...

Tell us what you think of this episodeIn 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 loyalty shines through in his inetrview that talks about his batting development, his cricketing heroes, memorable innings and, more recently, his coachin...

Tell us what you think of this episodeIn 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 then coach Tom Cartwright. He talks about Tom and how he built his strength up as a bowler.He talks about his debut for Glamorgan against Sussex...

Tell us what you think of this episodeIn 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-53004http://www.pembrokeshiresport.co.uk/home/henderson-says-hello-to-his-pembrokeshire-cricketing-friendsYou can hear an interview with him on this Facebook link:https://www.facebook.com/...

Tell us what you think of this episodeThe 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 were four senior sides in the past and some present played for all four sides.We talk about a little bit of the older history of the club with co...

Tell us what you think of this episodeIn 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 British Consulate in Chennai for the King's Birthday which he attended whilst at the tournament and which was one of the great highlights of the trip...

Tell us what you think of this episodeThis 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 city.Martin talks about his love of the detail of what goes on on a cricket field, stumpings v run outs, the lbw rule and so on. Mart...

Tell us what you think of this episodeIn 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 published book.The book can be bought here:https://welsh-academic-press.shopfactory.com/contents/en-uk/p12_Blaenau-Cricket-Club.htmlThe Facebook...

Tell us what you think of this episodeOssie 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 talks about the Gatting affair in 1988 when England captain Mike Gatting was caught on camera pointing his finger at Pakistani umpire Shakoor ...

Tell us what you think of this episodeIn 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 committees on which he served and the roles he undertook including being a Test selector. Latterly, he took up positions with the Sp...

Tell us what you think of this episodeIn 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 about the Authors XI you can do so here:https://www.authorscc.co.uk/Their book and other publications associated with the authors can be purchased here:...

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/0752421840Bill's article can be read here:https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/football/maurice-turnbull-was-he-britains-most-complete-all-round-...

Tell us what you think of this episodeIn 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 a project he was involved with alongside Andrew Hignell of the Museum of Welsh Cricket and coincided with plans for the new stadium at Sophia ...

Tell us what you think of this episodeWe 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 heir apparent to the captaincy. Ossie talks about him before we launch into his memories of the 1969 Championship winning season. As well...

Tell us what you think of this episodeWe 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 1960. In 1961 he was appointed captain of Glamorgan CCC as a replacement for the retiring Wilf Wooller and over the next few years ...

Tell us what you think of this episodeIn 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 can check out their Facebook Page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/151870402830Their Twitter (X) handle is @CCCCFerndaleThank you to all the ...

Tell us what you think of this episodeThis 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 very kindly provided us with some pre-recorded statements outlining the history of the area, the development of sport with an emphasis on cricket and the...

Tell us what you think of this episodeNeil 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.The discussion then moves on to books and, in particular, the books that have been written, wholly or in the main, after research at the MCC library ...

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 was the nearest first class county to him in the North East so he became a fan of the club.  He has followed Durham's progression as a first class county. Neil then tells us a...

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 started by picking up a plastic cricket bat at school aged 5.  She talks about her development as a cricketer through Buckinghamshire's junior ranks.  She was an England player in her late...

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 and her first love was kicking  a ball.  She joined her first team aged 7 or 8 and joined her first organised club, Wem Town.  Sue talks about her football career, winning a...

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  (Master Blasters) Gigi George  (Swansea Spartans) They tell us a little bit about their own personal histories, where they first played cricket, and how they fell in love with the...

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 mentions one instance with Marcus Trescothick which was the exception to his experiences when coaching with England.  This, for him, is the essence of coaching elite players, finding solutions...