Matthew Elliott celebrates scoring a century for Glamorgan against Essex at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff in 2005. Photo Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.
Matthew Elliott will be the next speaker in the popular series of virtual talks held via ZOOM by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket.
The talk with Matthew Elliott will take place via ZOOM starting at 19:00 on Saturday, 6 March with Matthew reflecting on his outstanding playing career in domestic cricket with Victoria, South Australia, Glamorgan and Yorkshire, as well as his time in international cricket with Australia. In particular, Matthew will be recalling his time in Wales as the Welsh county won the Sunday League title in 2004, as well as playing for Glamorgan in the Benson and Hedges Cup Final of 2000, and at T20 Finals Day in 2004. In addition, Matthew will also be talking about his life after retiring from playing professional cricket.
Once again, attendance at the virtual meeting will be free of charge with those wishing to attend being asked to send an email to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk by 1700 on Friday, 5 March. A confirmation reply will be sent out, together with further instructions and log on details.
We also welcome questions in advance so please send details of any questions for Matthew to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk
Wilf Wooller (third right) leads out the Glamorgan team at Swansea in 1948. Photo Credit: Glamorgan Cricket Archives.
The next in the special series of Glamorgan Cricket’s Anniversary Talks will be held on 24 February, starting at 19:00, as part of the popular series of virtual talks held via ZOOM by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket.
The second talk, entitled “Glamorgan Cricket – the 1940s and 1950s”, will involve the sons and daughters of some of the Welsh county’s players who featured during the decades when the Welsh county won the Championship title for the first-ever time, as well as defeating the 1951 South Africans at Swansea, and building on the Club’s progress during the 1930s under Maurice Turnbull.
The family of Wilf Wooller, the man who captained Glamorgan to the county title in 1948 plus the victory over the Springboks, will be amongst those taking part, plus the son of Haydn Davies, the Club’s great wicket-keeper, as well as the son of Bernard Hedges, their outstanding opening batsman together with Alan Jones, Glamorgan’s legendary batsman, who joined the Club’s junior staff during the mid-1950s.
Once again, the evening will also include a couple of special films about this pivotal period in the Club’s history, as well as a photographic presentation using copyrighted material from the Club’s Archives.
This talk can be viewed online:
The next CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket talk – 6 March (19:00) – “A evening with Matthew Elliott” – the former Glamorgan, Yorkshire and Australian batsman will be reflecting on his career in county and Test cricket.
Today the “White Ball Fixtures” were announced for the 2021 season.
Vitality Blast returns to the schedule in a 14-game group-stage format with Edgbaston to host Finals Day on 18 September. Royal London Cup returns to the schedule from 22 July with final to be staged at Trent Bridge on 19 August.
All Glamorgan’s home fixtures will be played at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, a statement from the club is reproduced below the fixture images.
Another piece of news announced today is that last year the Glamorgan live stream received club record numbers with over 587,000 people tuning in to watch our Vitality Blast and County Championship fixtures.
Glamorgan are pleased to say the live stream will be back this season and cover every home game across all three formats.
The club feels this is particularly important with the on-going uncertainty around crowds and the announcement earlier today that we will be unable to play at our out-grounds this season. Members and supporters across Wales and the world will still be able to follow and cheer the side from their homes this summer.
3 March 2021 update – Note Gloucestershire v Glamorgan T20 away fixture shown as 24/06/21 in the table below has been rescheduled to the 26/06/21.
Please see the post on December 17, 2020 for the 2021 County Championship Group Stage Schedule
CLUB STATEMENT: OUT-GROUND CRICKET IN 2021
5 FEB 2021 | CRICKET
It is with regret that the club announces that due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, we will be unable to play any domestic matches at our out-grounds this season.
All Glamorgan 1st XI fixtures in 2021 will instead be held at Sophia Gardens, with the first home match of the season starting on 15th April against Sussex in the LV= Insurance County Championship.
Chief Executive, Hugh Morris, said: “We always look forward to our Swansea, Newport and Colwyn Bay fixtures, so it is disappointing we will be unable to play at those venues this year.
“Unfortunately, the pandemic has created a series of challenges the club and our partners feel cannot be met in these uncertain times.
“We would face significant financial costs and logistical issues in running any out-ground cricket in 2021 if, as is likely, some of the current Coronavirus restrictions remain in place.
Adrian Dale taking a wicket at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Photo Credit: Glamorgan Cricket Archives
Adrian Dale, the former Glamorgan all-rounder who was a member of the 1997 Championship-winning team, will be the next speaker in the popular series of virtual talks held via ZOOM by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket.
“An Evening with Adrian Dale” will commence at 19:00 on 11 February with Adrian looking back on his hugely successful county career, which also saw the all-rounder feature in the Welsh county’s team which won the Sunday League in 1993, besides that summer sharing a record-breaking stand with Viv Richards at Sophia Gardens, in addition to featuring in the Welsh county’s team which played in the B&H Final at Lord’s in 2000 besides winning One-Day titles in 2002 and 2004, plus an appearance at T20 Finals Day during the latter summer.
Adrian will also be reflecting on playing for England A as well as his recent work, coaching in Auckland and captaining New Zealand in the Over 50’s World Cup.
Once again, attendance at the meeting will be free of charge with those wishing to attend being asked to send an email to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk by 17:00 on 10 February. A confirmation reply will be sent out, together with further instructions and joining details for the meeting.
We also welcome questions in advance so please send details of any questions for Adrian to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk
The first in the special series of Glamorgan Cricket’s Anniversary Talks will be held on 27 January, starting at 19:00 as part of the popular series of virtual talks held via ZOOM by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket.
A photograph from The Western Mail newspaper of Glamorgan’s inaugural team in the County Championship in 1921. Captain Norman Riches is sat in the middle of the front row. Picture Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.
The first talk, entitled “Glamorgan Cricket – the 1920s and 1930s” will look at the Club’s first two decades as a first-class county and will involve the offspring of some of the Club’s pioneering players.
The grand-daughter of Norman Riches, the man who captained Glamorgan in their inaugural season in 1921 and led the team to victory against Sussex at the Arms Park in their first-ever County Championship will be one of the speakers, together with the son of Freddie Mathias, who was one of the larger-than-life amateurs who assisted the Welsh county in their first decade of Championship cricket.
Also speaking will be the daughter and grand-daughter of Maurice Turnbull who led Glamorgan during the 1930s, besides playing Test Cricket for England and win rugby caps for Wales. The evening will also contain a short review of events leading up to the Club’s application for first-class status, as well as a series of special films and photographic presentations from the Club’s earliest days in the world of first-class cricket.
Once again, attendance at the virtual meeting will be free of charge with those wishing to attend being asked to send an email to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk by noon on 26 January. A confirmation reply will be sent out, whilst joining details for the meeting itself will be sent by email at approx. 18:00 on 27 January.
Michael Kasprowicz will be the first speaker of 2021 in the popular series of virtual talks held via ZOOM by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket.
The talk with Michael Kasprowicz will take place via ZOOM starting at 1000 on Monday, 11 January with Michael reflecting on his outstanding playing career with Queensland and Australia, as well as county cricket with Essex and Glamorgan. In particular, Michael will be recalling his time in Wales as the Welsh county won the Sunday League titles in 2002 and 2004, as well as the dramatic Ashes series of 2005. In addition, Michael will be talking about his life after retiring from playing cricket, with the former seam bowler now working in cricket administration in Queensland, besides serving as a Director of Cricket Australia, as well as taking part in a Q and A session with attendees.
Once again, attendance at the virtual meeting will be free of charge with those wishing to attend being asked to send an email to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk by 1700 on Sunday, 10 January. A confirmation reply will be sent out, together with further instructions. Joining details for the meeting itself will be sent by email at approx. 0900 on Monday, 11 January.
We also welcome questions in advance so please send details of any questions for Michael to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk
Group Stage Glamorgan County Championship Fixtures 2021 Divisional Matches to be played between Monday 30th August and Friday 24th September
Group Stage Glamorgan County Championship Fixtures 2021 Divisional Matches to be played between Monday 30th August and Friday 24th September
*Fixtures for the Royal London Cup, the Vitality Blast, The Hundred, and other tournaments will be released in the new year*
The First-Class Counties agreed in October to reshape the Men’s County Championship structure for next summer only to help mitigate against the possible impact of COVID-19.
Each First-Class County has initially been placed into one of three seeded groups of six and has been scheduled to play five home matches and five away matches during the Group Stage.
The opening nine rounds of Group Stage matches are to be played on consecutive weeks and all are due to begin on a Thursday with a scheduled Sunday finish.
The Group Stage will conclude in July with the Round 10 and 11 matches to begin on a Sunday. All the First-Class Counties will play in the final round of Group Stage fixtures.
The top two counties in each group, at the end of the Group Stage, will progress to Division One, with the other counties moving into Divisions Two and Three, where they will each play a further four matches.
The winner of Division One will be crowned the 2021 County Championship winners.
The opening round of Divisional Stage matches will begin on the Bank Holiday Monday 30 August.
The five-day Bob Willis Trophy final will be played between the top two counties in Division One and is scheduled to start on Tuesday 27 September.
*Fixtures for the Royal London Cup, the Vitality Blast, The Hundred, and other tournaments will be released in the new year*
A series of virtual talks will take place during 2020/21, using ZOOM. The first took place on 20th October with Alex Wharf. The remaining programme for 2020 is as follows:
Please note: Further information about the dates and arrangements for all of these virtual talks can be found at https://glamorgancricket.com/museum
12th November @ 19:00 – “An Evening with David Hemp”
“An Evening with David Hemp” will commence at 19:00 on 12 November with David looking back on his hugely successful county career, which saw the former Glamorgan captain feature in the Welsh county’s team which won the Sunday League in 1993, as well as the One-Day titles in 2002 and 2004, plus an appearance at T20 Finals Day during 2004.
David will also be reflecting on playing for England A and Bermuda, as well as his recent work in Australia where he has become a highly regarded coach plus his recent appointment with the Pakistan women’s team.
Once again, attendance at the meeting will be free of charge with those wishing to attend being asked to send an email to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk by 9 November. A confirmation reply will be sent out, together with further instructions. Joining details for the meeting itself will be sent by email at approx. 1800 on 12 November.
We also welcome questions in advance so please send details of any questions for David to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk
December (date/time TBC) – another talk with a Glamorgan player
With 2021 seeing the anniversary of Glamorgan achieving first-class status, a series of talks (via ZOOM) will be held, reflecting this important milestone in the Club’s history, featuring interviews with former players, chats with their descendants and the showing of specially created audio and film presentations:
January 2021 (date/time TBC) – “Glamorgan CCC – the 1920s and 1930s”
February 2021 (date/time TBC) – “Glamorgan CCC – the 1940s and 1950s”
March 2021 (date/time TBC) – “Glamorgan CCC – the 1960s and 1970s”
November 2021 (date/time TBC) – “Glamorgan CCC – the 1980s and 1990s”
December 2021 (date/time TBC) – Glamorgan CCC – the 2000s and 2010s”
Another centenary-themed talk will also take place during October 2021.
The PCB have confirmed David Hemp as the new coach of Pakistan women’s team.
The 49-year-old is the permanent replacement for Mark Coles, who resigned 12 months ago.
Hemp has previously occupied roles with Melbourne Stars and Victoria, as well as coaching the Australia team for cricketers with intellectual disabilities.
A former Bermuda international, Hemp played 22 ODIs and two T20s, his last competitive outings coming as recently as 2013.
He also represented Glamorgan and Warwickshire during an extensive playing career. He played 271 first-class matches, scoring more than 15,000 runs for Glamorgan, Free State and Warwickshire.
Upon taking over, his first task will be to secure a berth at the 50-over World Cup in 2022 during next year’s qualifying tournament.
A PCB statement read: “David brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge, more importantly around women’s cricket development, which is extremely critical to our strategy as part of our endeavour to increase the pool of cricketers and also help them to rise to the level of the front-running international sides.
“He is a perfect fit for the role we were looking for as he will be able to use that experience and knowledge to translate into our system that will ultimately benefit Pakistan women’s cricket.
“I am sure our players will make optimum use of David’s expertise and strict work ethics.”
Next summer will see the return of both the County Championship and the Bob Willis Trophy after the First-Class Counties agreed a revised structure for next season.
Glamorgan are in Group 3 with Kent, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire and Sussex.
Here are some common questions with responses about both competitions to help you come to grips with the plans.
What are the formats for the competitions?
Every team will begin the season with the opportunity to win both the County Championship and the Bob Willis Trophy. The County Championship will run in two stages:
Group Stage
The 18 First-Class Counties have been split into three seeded groups of six counties. Each county will play the other counties in their group both home and away – a total of 10 matches.
At the end of the group stage, the top two counties in each group will progress to Division One for the second phase of the County Championship.
The other 12 counties will move into Divisions Two and Three. The third and fourth-placed teams will progress to Division Two while the fifth and sixth-placed teams move to Division Three.
Division Stage
The First-Class Counties will play their final four County Championship matches after progressing to their Division.
How can a team win the County Championship?
The 2021 County Championship title will be decided by the team that finishes top of Division One.
How is the winner of the Bob Willis Trophy decided?
The top two teams in Division One will play for the Bob Willis Trophy in a five-day final at Lord’s to ensure a showpiece event to conclude the men’s first-class domestic season.
The playing conditions for the final are to be confirmed and will be announced in due course.
Which counties are in the three County Championship groups?
All three groups have six teams, shown in order of seeding:
Group 1: Essex, Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Worcestershire, Durham
Group 2: Somerset, Hampshire, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Middlesex, Leicestershire Group
Group 3: Kent, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Glamorgan, Sussex
The three groups for the 2021 County Championship
How were the groups decided?
Seedings for the Group Stage of the 2021 County Championship have been determined based on performances during the 2019 County Championship and the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.
There has been a provision to accommodate derby matches within the groups, where appropriate with the seeding structure. This is to ensure that county members and supporters can look forward to some of county cricket’s oldest rivalries resuming home and away next summer.
Could a team win both titles?
Yes. Glamorgan (+16 others) will be competing to prevent Essex defending both titles after winning the 2019 County Championship and the Bob Willis Trophy this summer.
The full fixture list for the 2021 season, and the playing conditions for the men’s first-class season, will be announced in due course.
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