Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to David (Dai) Rothero of Briton Ferry Steel Cricket Club.  Now in his 80th year and a life member of the club for 45 years, Dai tells us his cricketing story and that of his club. You can see the Facebook story about Dai Here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1016434321744080/posts/26230313686596129/

Tell us what you think of this episode The podcast was delighted to be on the spot when family, friends, and former teammates came to see the Hugh Morris National Cricket Centre being unveiled at Sophia Gardens. Among the crowd were Matthew Maynard and Alec Stewart who both spoke to us about their love and admiration for Hugh. Presented by Greg Lewis. *This is, hopefully, the first in a series of...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to Glamorgan CCC First XI scorer and curator of the museum of welsh cricket, Andrew Hignell, about the exploits of young debutante Tom Norton and  Australian overseas player Ryan Hadley in the recent County Championship game at Sophia Gardens. For those interested in the statistics of the game, go here: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ser...

Tell us what you think of this episode  The Extra Test Stories about Bradman and Turnbull, and memories of Majid and Maynard, bring alive the history of touring teams against Glamorgan in this episode of the Museum of Welsh Cricket podcast. In his new book, ‘The Extra Test’, Glamorgan scorer and historian Dr Andrew Hignell celebrates a bygone era when world greats played the county in three-day ga...

Tell us what you think of this episode This is the second part of our chat to Mike Price and Neil Hobbs about the centenary of the South Wales Cricket Association. In it, we hear about the West Indian cricketer Linton Lewis and the incredible impact he had on the South Wales leagues whilst playing for Ammanford. We also hear, more generally, about the impact of overseas and paid players. Mike and...

Tell us what you think of this episode In the latest episode of the podcast we talk to outgoing Chair of the SWCA Neil Hobbs and local cricketer and amateur historian Mike Price about the 100 year history of the South Wales Cricket Association. We hear about some of the individuals, teams and events that have marked various phases of that history as well as some of the issues that have affected th...

Tell us what you think of this episode The interviews that form this episode are all with members, players and officials of Pontarddulais Cricket Club. This year, the club celebrates its 150th Year and as part of its celebrations it has published a book covering the history of the club from 1976 to 2026. We would like to thank the following individuals for sharing their memories and stories with u...

Tell us what you think of this episode In the week of his funeral, this episode focuses on the contribution to the game of cricket of Glamorgan legend and English cricket administrator extraordinaire, Hugh Morris MBE. There have, of course, been numerous obituaries written since his untimely passing.  There are links to the most significant of these below: https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4422639/hugh-m...

Tell us what you think of this episode Bhavya Dhoshi left his home in cricket-mad Kolkata to study media at Cardiff Metropolitan University. He is now a key member of Glamorgan’s media team. The podcast caught up with him before Christmas to talk about the interesting times ahead for the county and for Welsh Fire under the new joint ownership of Glamorgan and Washington Freedom.  He also shared in...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this second installment of our review of 2025 we listen to clips from a number of episodes covering a range of subjects.  These are: The Nantgarw China Cup The Aboriginal Touring side of 1868 Sir Geoffrey Boycott's memories of playing at St Helens in Swansea The Gorseinon Cricket Club women's volunteers Glamorgan's oldest follower Dr  Dr Sub...

Tell us what you think of this episode This week's episode is the first of two looking back at some of the highlights of the podcast over the past year.

Tell us what you think of this episode  The medical research carried out by Dr David Owen OBE into Parkinson’s Disease has helped countless people around the world.  But, away of the lab, it’s a love of cricket which has kept him going.  And that includes a vivid memory of a hundred partnership he shared with Geoffrey Boycott in the 1980s. It’s a great story and as Dr Owen notes, “he was as diffic...

Tell us what you think of this episode  It was 1956 when Dr Subrahmanyam Ganesh arrived in Wales from India to work in the NHS.  He was already a fan of Glamorgan, having followed their 1948 County Championship win on the radio. Wilf Wooller was one of his favourite players.  On leaving India, his father told him: “Don't be a stranger in your adopted country. Become a useful member of the com...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode, the longest ever in the history of our podcast, we hear almost 50 contributors share their memories of the St Helen's ground in Swansea. Now no longer a cricket venue, St Helen's has been at the heart of Glamorgan's journey as a first class county and has hosted many famous games and famous names as well as cricketing exploits...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to the 6 remaining members of the Gowerton Cricket Club Team who made history by being the first welsh club to win the prestigious Haig Village Trophy in 1975. Those players are: John Morris John Richards Mike Rowlands Colin Airey Adrian Daniel and Edward Bevan The players talk about the team as a whole, the reasons for their success i...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we meet and talk to members of Swansea Cricket Club about their memories of playing at the iconic St Helen's ground, their feelings about cricket coming to an end there and their hopes and plans for a new future for the club. Ex players contributing to the podcats are: Huw Rees Andrew Roe Steve Meredith John Courtney Stuart Owen Paul Jone...

Tell us what you think of this episode As Glamorgan celebrate gaining promotion to Division One of the County Championship, we talk to fans about their memories of the season and their hopes for next year. Many of the club’s followers have been attending games since the 1950s and 1960s. They’ve seen the highs and the lows. To whom do they attribute this season’s red ball success and how well do th...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to Nick Evans and Bill Carne about the premier cup competition of the Pembrokeshire area, The Harrison-Allen Bowl. We talk, first, to Nick Evans who has served on the Prmbrokeshire County Club Committee for over 30 years and has a cricketing history of nearly 75 years in the County. Then we chat to Bill Carne; reporter, radio show host...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we meet and talk to Mike Price, longstanding member of Cimla Cricket Club who has researched the club's history and published it in a small pamphlet. Tom Roberts, scorer at the club from its inception in 1925, bequeathed a complete collection of scorebooks for the club to Mike who has taken an interest in the history of the club ever sinc...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we speak to the sister of Mark Portsmouth, longstanding Chair of Mumbles Cricket Club, about her memories of growing up with him. She is joined on the recordings by the following: John Blythe (Secretary of Mumbles Cricket Club) Jaimie Thomas (Mumbles Cricket Club) Jerry Steele (President Mumbles Cricket Club) Clive Henson (Chairman, Langland B...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to aspiring professional cricketer Henry Hurle about his development and his success playing for the Cardiff UCCE (Universiytes Centre for Cricket Excellence) In particular, we talk about the team's success this season in winning the British Universities and College Sport Cricket Trophy. If you are feeling brave, below is the 6 ho...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to three of the Glamorgan Women's squad about their batting success, scoring a hunderd during the 2025 season.   The three players are Bethan Gammon, Daisy Jeanes and Eve Jackson. You can watch the recorded live feed of Bethan's hundred against Gloucestershire here: https://bit.ly/4cZdl5X The BBC Wales sport report of Daisy&a...

Tell us what you think of this episode This episode introduces us to three members of the newly formed Glamorgan semi professional women's cricket team. Lauren Parfitt, Nicole Reid and Georgia Parfitt talk about their early experiences, how they have developed as cricketers and how they became involved in this first year of professional women's cricket for Glamorgan. The team's arri...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we visit Gorseinon Cricket Club for their second women's softball tournament. We talk to the four participating teams: Gorseinon, Gowerton, Llandarcy and Neath as well as all those at Gorseinon who helped to make it a succesful event. In hot weather, the teams played through a long day and the Gowerton team ran out the eventual winners.

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we meet and talk to a visiting Australian group who are from the Harrow Discovery Centre, a small museum in Victoria Australia. The museum is dedicated to spreading the story of the first touring Australian sporting side, a group of aboriginal cricketers, who came to the UK in 1868. Led by an English professional cricketer by the name of Charl...