“Glamorgan Cricket – the 1920s and 1930s”

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. 

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.  

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.

Further information about the dates and arrangements for all of these virtual talks can be found at https://glamorgancricket.com/museum

A free event 19 Oct 2019 2.00pm, lasting 1 hour at Swansea Central Library Civic Centre, Swansea, Oystermouth Road, SA1 3SN.

The event is being held in the Discovery Room on the first floor of the library.

Dr Andrew Hignall will be discussing his recent book looking at the incredible history of St Helen’s ground and the rich story of how cricket developed in Swansea leading to many amazing matches being played here.

Part of the celebrations of Swansea – 50 years a city. Email: libraryline@swansea.gov.uk Telephone: 01792 636464

https://www.swansea.gov.uk/article/52919/Local-History-Talk—A-history-of-cricket-at-St-Helens-Swansea

The first batch of talks to be held in the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff starting t 7pm have been announced.

For full details, booking, parking etc. please refer to:

http://www.glamorgancricket.com/visiting/museum.html

In brief:

10th October 2018 – An Evening with Alan Wilkins

9th November 2018 – British Legion Remembrance Event

21st November 2018 – The Cricketing Family Harrison

4th December 2018 – Winter Quiz

15th January 2019 – An Evening with Alan Jones

Talks for February and March yet to be detailed.