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CC4 MUSEUM OF WELSH CRICKET TALK VIA ZOOM “AN EVENING WITH CHRIS COOKE” 24th January 2024

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The next in the series of Winter Talks organized by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket will be held via ZOOM on Wednesday, 24th January starting at 19:00.

Photo credit: Glamorgan Cricket Archives

“An Evening with Chris Cooke” will see the batter and wicket-keeper reflect on his playing career so far, as well as a place in the Club’s record books as having scored a century in every format of the game – Championship, List A and T20 – besides holding the record for the fastest-ever hundred in the Club’s history, set last summer at Merchant Taylors’ School when Chris scored a century from just 38 balls against Middlesex in the T20 competition. 2024 is also Chris’ Testimonial Year so the evening will also look back on his career with the bat and gloves, both with Glamorgan and in domestic cricket in South Africa.

As always, 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 Monday, 22 January. A confirmation reply will be sent out, whilst joining details for the meeting via ZOOM will be sent by email at approx. 1800 on Wednesday, 24 January. The talk will be recorded and a copy placed in due course on the Museum website.

Chris Cooke’s statistics can be viewed here: https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/chris-cooke/

As a tailpiece the St Helen’s Balconiers will be hosting a lunch on the 15th November 2024 at the Towers Hotel, Jersey Marine as one of Chris Cooke’s Testimonial events – further details to follow.

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‘The Slow Drama of County Cricket: An Interview with St Helen’s Balconier, Jean Silvan-Evans’ A Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast

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On Friday 8th December 2023 the above podcast will be released, for details and to hear the interview: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

04.10.23 – Glamorgan Cricket Club and St Helen’s Balconiers Combined Annual Awards Dinner, Towers Hotel, Swansea – Balconiers Awards presentations. Jean Sylvan-Evans presenting Jamie McIlroy with a Milestone Award for his Career Best First Class Figures of 5-34 and match figures of 8 for 75 at New Road v Worcestershire September 5th 2023.

The interviewer for this podcast is Stephen Hedges.

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CC4 MUSEUM OF WELSH CRICKET TALK VIA ZOOM “AN EVENING WITH HUGH MORRIS MBE” 8TH DECEMBER 2023

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The next in the series of Winter Talks organized by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket will be held via ZOOM on Friday, 8 December starting at 1900.

This can now be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1VJqapEKy8

Photo Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.

“An Evening with Hugh Morris MBE” will be the final session this year’s programme of Winter Talks organized by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket, with the former opening batter and captain of Glamorgan and England A speaking, via ZOOM, on Friday 8 December starting at 1900.

Hugh Morris has had an outstanding career with Glamorgan County Cricket Club spanning over 40 years as a player and administrator. “An Evening with Hugh Morris” will see him reflect on his illustrious playing career with the Welsh county, including winning the 1993 Sunday League title plus the County Championship in 1997, in addition to his time – albeit briefly – in Test cricket as well as his work with the ECB prior to returning to Glamorgan during 2013 as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Cricket.

Hugh is standing down from his role as CEO at the end of the month, so during this ZOOM talk he will also reflect on his many achievements over the course of the past ten years as well as looking forward to the coming years and how the Club will continue to flourish. 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 Thursday, 7 December. A confirmation reply will follow, whilst joining details for the meeting via ZOOM will be sent by email at approx. 1800 on Friday 8 December. The talk will be recorded and, in due course, a copy will be placed on the Museum website.

Link to Hugh Morris on Glamorgan Cricket Archives https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/hugh-morris/

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CC4 MUSEUM OF WELSH CRICKET TALK VIA ZOOM “AN EVENING WITH COLIN INGRAM” 9th November 2023

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The next in the series of Winter Talks organized by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket will be held via ZOOM on Thursday, 9 November starting at 1900.

Available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2NscQgraas

Photo Credit: Glamorgan Cricket Archives

“An Evening with Colin Ingram” will see the batter reflect on his playing career in domestic cricket in South Africa as well as in county cricket with Somerset and Glamorgan, plus his time in international and franchise cricket all over the world. As always, 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 Wednesday, 8 November. A confirmation reply will be sent out, whilst joining details for the meeting via ZOOM will be sent by email at approx. 1800 on Thursday, 9 November. The talk will be recorded and a copy placed in due course on the Museum website.

Link to Colin Ingram on Glamorgan Cricket Archives https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/colin-ingram/

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CC4 MUSEUM OF WELSH CRICKET TALK VIA ZOOM “An Evening with Ottis Gibson” on 30th October 2023

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Available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohquJeJ_RCQ

“An Evening with Ottis Gibson” on October 30 will see the fast bowler reflect on his playing career in domestic cricket in the West Indies as well as in county cricket with Glamorgan, Leicestershire and Durham, plus his time in international cricket with the West Indies. Ottis will also talk about his coaching career, within the England set-up as well as with other international teams plus, in more recent times, with Yorkshire.

Picture credit: Glamorgan Cricket Archives

As always, attendance at the virtual meeting will be free of charge with those wishing to attend being asked to send an email to this email address (museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk)  by noon on Sunday 29 October. A confirmation reply will be sent out, whilst joining details for the meeting via ZOOM will be sent by email at approx. 1800 on Monday 30 October.

Once again, the talk will be recorded and a copy placed in due course on the Museum website. Many thanks for your ongoing support.

Should you wish to refresh your memory of Ottis’s statistics https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/ottis-gibson/

Future schedule:

November 9 – Colin Ingram

December 8 – Hugh Morris

January (Date TBC) – Chris Cooke

February (Date TBC) – Timm van der Gugten

March (Date TBC) – Mark Rhydderch-Roberts

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CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket Talk via Zoom 23 February 2023 starting at 1900 “An Evening with Andrew Salter “

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Photo credit: Glamorgan Cricket Archives

The next in the series of Winter Talks organized by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket will be held via ZOOM on 23 February starting at 1900.

“An Evening with Andrew Salter” will feature an online talk with the batter and off-spinner who won his county cap during 2022 having been Man-of-the-Match in the Royal London Cup Final in 2021 against the Notts Outlaws at Trent Bridge.

To watch the recording on YouTube please follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=hKSXpXrGUyw&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fglamorgancricket.com%2F&source_ve_path=MTM5MTE3LDEzOTExNw&feature=emb_logo

During the evening, Andrew will also reflect on his progression from school and club cricket in Pembrokeshire to a place on the staff of Glamorgan Cricket, as well appearances for England’s age-groups teams and playing for the Welsh county at Lord’s in the Yorkshire Bank Pro40 competition against the Notts Outlaws during 2013. 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 22 February. A confirmation reply will be sent out, whilst joining details for the meeting itself will be sent by email at approx. 1800 on 23 February.

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CC4 MUSEUM TALK 19:00 31st JANUARY 2023 VIA ZOOM – “AN EVENING WITH MICHAEL CANN”

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The latest in the series of Winter Talks organized by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket took place on 31st January.

“An Evening with Michael Cann” featured an online talk with the former batter and off-spinner who played for Glamorgan from the mid-1980s until the early 1990s, besides having a spell in domestic cricket in South Africa.

Michael Cann (75* & 45*) at St Helen’s, Swansea May 1989 – Glamorgan v Northamptonshire

During the evening, Michael talked about his progression from school and club cricket in the Cardiff area to a place on the staff of Glamorgan Cricket, as well appearances for the Combined Universities in the Benson and Hedges Cup, as well as playing for Orange Free State and Griqualand West.

He also spoke about a number of humourous incidents during his time playing for Glamorgan’s 1st and 2nd XI, as well as a friendship with Allan Donald, the famous South African fast bowler, and his life after professional cricket.

Find the full interview below.

https://glamorgancricket.com/news/an-evening-with-michael-cann

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CC4 MUSEUM TALK 19:00 28th NOVEMBER 2022 VIA ZOOM – “AN EVENING WITH TONYCORDLE”

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Photo Credit – CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket

NB. This talk took place on the 28th November 2022 but can be viewed by referencing this link:

https://glamorgancricket.com/news/an-evening-with-tony-cordle

The next in the series of Winter Talks organized by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket will be held via ZOOM on 28 November starting at 1900. 

“An Evening with Tony Cordle” will feature an online talk with the fast bowler, who now lives in Canada and was a member of Glamorgan’s Championship-winning team in 1969 as well as appearing in the 1977 Gillette Cup Final at Lord’s. 

During the talk, Tony will be reflecting on his career with the Welsh county which began in 1963. One of his finest moments came in 1969 when, during a remarkable game at Colwyn Bay, Tony recorded a career-best 9-49 against Leicestershire at the Rhos-on-Sea ground, but only after coming on as seventh change!  

During the 1970`s Tony developed into a fine all-rounder in limited-overs cricket, making useful contributions with both bat and ball. In 1979 Tony took a hat-trick in the Sunday League match against Hampshire at Portsmouth, whilst in 1974 he shared a record partnership of 87 for the ninth wicket with Malcolm Nash in the Gillette Cup match against Lincolnshire at Swansea. 

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 27 November. A confirmation reply will be sent out, whilst joining details for the meeting itself will be sent by email at approx. 1800 on 28 November. 

A copy of the first Winter Talk about Norman Riches, Glamorgan’s first-ever captain, is now online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqo0EubwxZM .

Further talks are planned over the coming months with the speakers including Sam Northeast, Colin Ingram and Andrew Salter, Further information about these will appear shortly on the websites of both Glamorgan CCC and the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket.

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THE NEXT CC4 MUSEUM TALK 19:00 3rd March 2022 VIA ZOOM – “An Evening with James Harris”

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James Harris will be the next speaker in the popular series of talks held by the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket, with the online event taking on the evening of Thursday, 3 March.

“An Evening with James Harris” will start at 19:00 via ZOOM with the all-rounder reflecting on the highlights of his county career so far with Glamorgan and Middlesex as well as with various England age-group teams.

James Harris, bowling against Derbyshire at Cardiff in 2007. Photo Credit: Glamorgan Cricket Archives

In particular, James will reflect on his dramatic first summer with Glamorgan’s 1st XI and how the seventeen year-old from Pontarddulais became in 2007 the youngest-ever bowler in the entire County Championship to take ten wickets in a match, as he returned match figures of 12/118 against Gloucestershire at Bristol. James will also be talking about his work off the field with the Professional Cricketers’ Association for whom he is now Chairman.

Attendance at this virtual event 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 Wednesday, 2 March.  A confirmation reply will be sent out, together with further instructions about the event on ZOOM and logon details.

We also welcome questions in advance so please send details of any questions for James to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk . A recording of the talk will also be placed afterwards on the Glamorgan website, as well as on the Museum’s new website.

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THE NEXT CC4 MUSEUM TALK 19:00 27TH JANUARY 2022 VIA ZOOM

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AN EVENING WITH TERRY DAVIES – 27 JANUARY @19:00

Arrangements for the first Museum talk of 2022 have been finalized with Terry Davies, the former Glamorgan wicket-keeper, being the guest speaker at the online event on the evening of Thursday, 27 January.

“An Evening with Terry Davies” will start via ZOOM at 1900 with the former wicket-keeper looking back on his professional playing career, initially with the MCC groundstaff at Lord’s during the late 1970s, before joining the Glamorgan staff as Eifion Jones’ deputy behind the stumps and subsequently playing for the Welsh county alongside the likes of overseas stars Javed Miandad, Ezra Moseley and Winston Davis, plus South African-born all-rounder Rodney Ontong, and the emerging young players including Hugh Morris, Greg Thomas and Matthew Maynard.

Terry Davies 1985 at Grace Road, Leicestershire

Terry emigrated to Australia at the end of the 1986 season, and during the talk he will reflect on his time leading Bankstown CC to a pair of Sydney Grade Premiership titles alongside the Waugh twins, Steve and Mark, as well as his work as a state selector with New South Wales and Marketing Manager for South Australia. Terry subsequently became Chief Executive of the South Australian Cricket Association, before becoming the General Manager of the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne and subsequently moving to New Zealand where he is Chief Executive of Dunedin Venues.

Attendance at this virtual event 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 Wednesday, 26 January. A confirmation reply will be sent out, together with further instructions about the event on ZOOM and logon details.

We also welcome questions in advance so please send details of any questions for Terry to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk . A copy of the event will also be placed afterwards on the Glamorgan website.

If you wish to refresh your memories see: https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/terry-davies/