Glamorgan County Cricket Club facts for kids
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| One Day name | Glamorgan | |||
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| Personnel | ||||
| Captain | Sam Northeast | |||
| One Day captain | Kiran Carlson | |||
| Coach | Grant Bradburn | |||
| Overseas player(s) | Colin Ingram Marnus Labuschagne |
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| Team information | ||||
| Founded | 1888 | |||
| Home ground | Sophia Gardens | |||
| Capacity | 16,000 | |||
| History | ||||
| First-class debut | Sussex in 1921 at Cardiff Arms Park |
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| County Championship wins | 3 | |||
| One-Day Cup wins | 5 | |||
| Twenty20 Cup/FPt20 wins | 0 | |||
| Official website | www.glamorgancricket.com | |||
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Glamorgan County Cricket Club (also known as Criced Morgannwg in Welsh) is a famous cricket team. It is one of eighteen "first-class" county clubs in England and Wales. This means they play at the highest level of domestic cricket. The club started in 1888 and represents the historic county of Glamorgan in Wales.
Glamorgan is special because it is the only top-level cricket club from Wales! They have won the County Championship three times: in 1948, 1969, and 1997. They have also beaten international teams from all the Test-playing nations, including Australia. Their team for shorter games, called "limited overs" matches, is simply known as Glamorgan. Their kit colours for these games are blue and yellow.
The club is based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Most of their home games are played at Sophia Gardens. This ground is located right next to the River Taff. Sometimes, they also play matches in other Welsh towns like Swansea and Colwyn Bay.
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Club History and Achievements
Early Days of Glamorgan Cricket
Cricket likely arrived in Wales and Glamorgan around the late 1600s. The first known cricket match in Glamorgan was played in Swansea in 1780. The Glamorgan County Cricket Club officially formed on July 6, 1888. This happened at a meeting held in the Angel Hotel in Cardiff.
For many years, the club played in the Minor Counties Championship. After the First World War, they applied to become a "first-class" team. This meant they could play against the top county teams.
Joining the County Championship
Glamorgan played its first official first-class match in 1921. They faced Sussex CCC at Cardiff Arms Park from May 18-20. This addition made the County Championship have 17 teams. Glamorgan, led by Captain N.V.H. Riches, won this first match by 23 runs! However, they only managed one more win that summer and finished last.
Winning the County Championship
Glamorgan won the County Championship for the first time in 1948. This was under the leadership of Captain Wilf Wooller. He believed that excellent fielding was key to winning, even against teams with stronger batters and bowlers.
A famous moment in cricket history happened at Glamorgan's ground in Swansea. On August 31, 1968, Gary Sobers hit six sixes in one over! This means he hit the ball out of the park for six runs on all six balls from bowler Malcolm Nash.
Glamorgan won the championship again in 1969 with Tony Lewis as captain. They won it a third time in 1997 under Matthew Maynard. Tony Lewis is the only Glamorgan player to have captained the England Test team. He led England on a tour to India and Pakistan in 1972-73. Matthew Maynard was one of the most successful batsmen in first-class cricket for 20 years.
Modern Success and Home Ground
In 2009, Sophia Gardens became a Test cricket venue. It hosted the first Test match of The Ashes series against Australia. This was a huge moment for Welsh cricket!
Glamorgan won their first trophy in 17 years in 2021. They beat Durham by 58 runs in the final of the Royal London One-Day Cup. They won this competition again in 2024. They had a 15-run win against Somerset in a shorter 20-overs-a-side game.
Honours and Trophies
Glamorgan County Cricket Club has won several important trophies:
First Team Honours
- County Championship (3 wins)
- 1948
- 1969
- 1997
- Sunday/National League/One Day Cup (5 wins)
- 1993
- 2002
- 2004
- 2021
- 2024
- Minor Counties Championship (0 wins)
- Shared once in 1900
Second Team Honours
- Second XI Championship (2 wins)
- 1965
- 1980
- Second XI Twenty20 (2 wins)
- 2019
- 2022
Current Players
This section shows the players currently in the Glamorgan squad.
- No. is the player's shirt number.
means the player has played for their country (international caps).- * means the player has been given a "county cap" for their achievements with the team.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||||
| 5 | Kiran Carlson* |  Wales |
16 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain (List A & T20) |
| 7 | Billy Root* |  England |
5 August 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 13 | Tom Bevan | Wales |
9 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 16 | Sam Northeast* | England |
16 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Club Captain |
| 41 | Colin Ingram* |
 South Africa |
3 July 1985 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| 55 | Asa Tribe |
 Jersey |
29 March 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 97 | Eddie Byrom |  Zimbabwe |
17 June 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Irish passport |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 8 | Ben Kellaway | Wales |
5 January 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 9 | James Harris* | Wales |
16 May 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 27 | Zain-ul-Hassan | England |
28 October 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 33 | Marnus Labuschagne* |
 Australia |
22 June 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| 88 | Dan Douthwaite | England |
8 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 6 | Henry Hurle | Wales |
11 November 2004 | Right-handed | — | |
| 28 | Will Smale | Wales |
28 February 2001 | Right-handed | — | |
| 37 | Alex Horton | Wales |
7 January 2004 | Right-handed | — | |
| 46 | Chris Cooke* | South Africa |
30 May 1986 | Right-handed | — | UK passport |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 3 | Mason Crane |
England |
18 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 11 | Andy Gorvin | England |
10 May 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 18 | Ben Morris | Wales |
4 November 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 22 | Ned Leonard | England |
15 August 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 35 | Jamie McIlroy | England |
19 June 1994 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 64 | Timm van der Gugten* |
 Netherlands |
25 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
More Information
- List of Glamorgan CCC players
- List of Glamorgan cricket captains
See also
In Spanish: Glamorgan County Cricket Club para niños
