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

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

Gwyn Richards 1951 – 2023

It is with great sadness that the St. Helen’s Balconiers report on the passing of Gwyn Richards (Maesteg Celtic Cricket Club & Glamorgan).

Photo Credit: Glamorgan Cricket Archives

Gwyn Richards, a key member of Glamorgan`s team that reached the final of the Gillette Cup during 1977, died suddenly on Saturday 14 October at the age of 71.

Gwyn played for Glamorgan from 1971 until 1979 and during 1977, the off-spinner and batter bowled several critical spells during the 60-overs competition, especially in the semi-final against Leicestershire at Swansea, where Gwyn returned the outstanding figures of 12-4-17-2. Later in the match, he also gleefully shared in a productive partnership with wicket-keeper Eifion Jones which saw Glamorgan to victory with fifteen balls to go and a place in a major one-day final at Lord’s for the first time in the Club`s history. Gwyn also bowled an excellent containing spell in the final against Middlesex, conceding just 23 runs from his 12-over allocation, in addition to taking the wicket of Graham Barlow.

Maesteg Celtic Cricket Club wrote “Everyone at the club are devastated to hear of the sudden passing of our former captain, chairman and Glamorgan legend, Gwyn Richards. Gwyn played a massive role in our club’s history and always gave his valuable time to help the youth of Maesteg.”

Gwyn supported many St. Helen’s Balconiers events including the recent Annual Awards Presentation Dinner held on the 4th October 2023.

He played 2nd X1 Championship Cricket for Glamorgan CCC  from 1969-1979.

Played for Welsh Schools Played after his First Class Career for Maesteg Celtic Cricket Club.

He also played for Briton Ferry Steel, Gowerton and Pontarddulais.

Statistical details on Gwyn’s career can be found at https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/gwyn-richards/

Presentation Awards Dinner – 4 October 2023 – Towers Hotel, Jersey Marine, Swansea

The Balconiers and Glamorgan combined Players Annual Awards Dinner 2023. The Balconiers are proud that this season we will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of having organised this Presentation event.

03 October 2022 – Glamorgan / St Helen’s Balconiers Cricket End of Season Awards

Details on how to book are contained in the letter below:

Lawrence Williams (20 November 1946 – 26 May 2023)

It is with sadness that the St. Helen’s Balconiers record the passing of Lawrence Williams a member of Glamorgan’s county Championship squad of 1969.

Tributes have been written and expressed by many, below are just a few plus an article from the 2022 St. Helen’s Balconiers Newsletter written by Dr Richard Bentley.

https://glamorgancricket.com/news/lawrence-williams-a-tribute

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65738732

https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/lawrence-williams/

Williams Works Wonders – Dr Richard Bentley from 2022 SHB Newsletter (use rotate option … to right of 2 or DOWNLOAD)

Daffodil Tours 2023

The Balconiers have been arranging stay-away trips since 1975 i.e. over 48 years!! This year’s offerings are as follows:

27/04/2023 Leicestershire (3 nights)

18/05/2023 Sussex (4 nights)

20/07/2023 Gloucestershire (3 nights)

25/07/2023 Derbyshire (3 nights)

3/09/2023 Worcestershire (3 nights)

Should Glamorgan be successful in the one-day competitions, and be drawn away, we will be arranging stay-away overnight trips for the quarter, semi- and final games.

Please see the documents below for full details:

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

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.

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

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