Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast

Tell us what you think of this episode  In this episode we bring together the biographer of Maurice Turbull, the museum's own Andrew Hignell and sports writer Bill Williams who's recent article about Maurice gave us the title of this episode. Andrew's book can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Turnbull-Welsh-Sporting-Andrew-Hignell/dp/0752421840 Bill's article can be...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we speak to Professor Mike Wilson of Loughborough University about his work in the area of oral history and the two cricketing projects with which he was associated, Tale-Enders and Taking the field.  Mike is currently Professor of Drama and Head of Creative Arts at Loughborough. Tale-Enders was a project he was involved with alongside Andrew...

Tell us what you think of this episode We begin this episode of the podcast by talking about Ossie's best first class bowling figures, quickly moving on to his nickname. We talk about the nature of County cricket in the era that Ossie played including the extensive travelling that players had to undertake during a first class season. Tony Lewis was heir apparent to the captaincy.  Ossie talks...

Tell us what you think of this episode We talk to Ossie Wheatley of Cambridge University, Warwickshire and Glamorgan.  He won a Blue for cricket at Cambridge University in 1957 and in 1958 when he amassed a record 80 wickets for the University.  After coming down he had a brief but succesful career with Warwickshire for whom he took 110 wickets in 1960.   In 1961 he was appointed captain of Glamor...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this week's episode we meet with four stalwarts of Christchurch Cricket Club who take us through their involvement with the club,  the players that they remember from its past and the battles that they face in keeping the club going in this, its 100th year of existence. For this interested in the club you can check out their Facebook Page here: https:...

Tell us what you think of this episode This is the first of two episodes celebrating Christchurch Cricket Clun and their centenary year. In this first episode we hear from local historian of Ferndale and District, Alun Clement who sets the scene for a discussion with current players and administrators of the club which will come next week. Alun very kindly provided us with some pre-recorded statem...

Tell us what you think of this episode Neil begins by outlining the story of the stuffed sparrow that is one of the more unusual items in the MCC Museum and one that has a link to Glamorgan as the ball that was bowled immediately before the sparrow was discovered was bowled by Jahangir Khan, father of Majid Khan, Glamorgan’s first overseas player. The discussion then moves on to books and, in part...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this week's episode we meet the Head of Heritage and Collections at the MCC, Neil Robinson. We begin by talking about how, where and when Neil began his affiliation with the game of cricket.  Specifically, it was the 1981 Ashes and Bob Willis' phenomenal last day performance in the Headingley Test. Yorkshire was the nearest first class county to...

Tell us what you think of this episode Anna Harris has only been an umpire for 9 years but she has had a meteoric rise through the ranks to become an international umpire on the women's circuit and operating at just under first class level in the men's game. We begin by talking about Anna's early life in High Wycombe and Brighton and how she started by picking up a plastic cricket b...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to Sue Wells, Area Manager for Cricket Wales North. Her Cricket Wales biography can be found here: https://cricketwales.org.uk/our-team/sue-wells Sue tells us about her early life in Shropshire and the farming family she was born into.  She remembers never being without sport in her life and her first love was kicking  a ball.  She joi...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we meet six cricketers from in and around Swansea who play in the relatively new mid-week cricket league, the Tawe League.  The players are: Ataur Rahman Jaber  (Swansea Warriors) Abdul Mustak  (Swansea Rising Stars) Amit Shivani  (Swansea Strikers) Raj Tilak  (Deccan Chargers) Krishna Prasanth  (Master Blasters) Gigi George  (Swansea Spartans...

Tell us what you think of this episode This is the last of 3 episodes of the podcast devoted to one of Glamorgan’s greatest ever players, Matthew Maynard. He begins by talking about coaching, both young players as well as elite cricketers and praises the philosophy of the current England coach and captain, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes. He mentions one instance with Marcus Trescothick which was...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode, Matt talks about captaincy, the dilemmas of selection, the 1997 Championship Winning Season, his trip to Lords for the Benson and Hedges Cup Final and the first steps in his coaching career. Matt is still completing his Wellyman Walk for the Professional Cricketers Trust and Help for Heroes. The following is taken from his JustGiving Page: Fo...

Tell us what you think of this episode Matthew Maynard established, with his first class career, a place in the all-time record books of Glamorgan County Cricket Club.  But it is not just the quantity of runs that he scored that made Matt stand out amongst Glamorgan players of the modern age but the way in which he scored them.   It would have come as no surprise to Glamorgan fans that Matt chose...

Tell us what you think of this episode Joe begins by introducing himself, talking about his early life in Bangor and Llandudno where his parents ran a little bed and breakfast business. He describes his early sporting experiences, including his memories of the 1970 football World Cup.  He 'stumbled' upon the Llandudno Oval, the club's cricket ground and was hooked by the idea of pla...

Tell us what you think of this episode By way of a trailer for our episodes interviewing Matt about his cricket and sporting life, this mini episode features him talking about his latest charity fundraising walk from John O Groats to Lands End. Matt is walking in aid of the Professional Cricketers' Trust and Help for Heroes  and is hoping to raise £10,000 for each charity. To read about the c...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we interview three stalwarts of the Pirates cricket team, Port Talbot Town Cricket Club.  They are, in no particular order: Mark Jones Ian Rees  Ray Cox We talk about their early years, discovering cricket and joining the club as well as a little bit of the history of the club which dates from around 1963.  We hear about some of their exploits...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we look back at some of the podcasts from last year. The episodes covered are: Three Englishmen of Wales Special Episode: Walking in the Valleys for Young Cricketers St. Helen's: A Tribute (Part 1) Heroes and Headlines: St Helen's: A Tribute (Part 2) Special Episode: Walking in the Valleys for Young Cricketers Lucy Norman - Taking th...

Tell us what you think of this episode This weeks episode is an interview with two cricketers who have turned their love of the game into a fledgling business. Rich describes how his pastime of making things with wood turned to repairing bats for friends and other club members and persuaded him to set up a business to deliver bat refurbishment to the wider cricketing community. The boys describe h...

Tell us what you think of this episode Jean Silvan Evans had a successful career as a journalist and lecturer.  Her husband, also a journalist, was a keen supporter of Glamorgan County Cricket Club.  To keep him company, Jean would sometimes attend a day at the cricket with no intention of watching and little interest in what happened the other side of that boundary rope. Slowly, with the help of...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we look at two County Championship match second innings' separated by 25 years. The first took place during the 1998 season between Northants and Glamorgan at Wantage Road.  In their second innings, Mal Loye hit an incredible 322 not out as Northants saved the game with a second innings 712.  For the details of the game, you can go here:...

Tell us what you think of this episode This week’s episode is a chat with members of the Hook Cricket Club that, this year has celebrated its centenary.  We talk to:   Dave Petrie who outlines the history of the village as well as charting the history of the cricket club. Jamie Phelps shares with us the state of the club today and how they have gone about their centenary celebrations. President Ev...

Tell us what you think of this episode This week's episode is an interview with the Head of Performance Science and Medicine at the ECB, Rob Ahmun. Originally from Cardiff Rob was a strength and conditioning coach with Glamorgan before his move to the England Team in 2014.  He talks to us about his sporting journey and career to date. Here is a page from the ECB website detailing the work of...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to those involved in the 51st Final of this competition.  They are, in order that they appear in the episode: Steve Davies, workforce administrator, South West Wales  Zack Gidlow , Chair of cricket at Colwyn Bay Cricket Club and first team player Mike Haydn, Chair of Swansea Cricket Club Neil Perrett, Chair, Usk Cricket Club Brad Wadla...

Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we remember long time treasurer with the St Helen's Balconiers Clive Hemp. We talk to his children, David, Tim and Charlotte as well as his colleagues from the Balconiers Committee Allan Gray and Roger Skyrme, Swansea solicitor and main sponsor of the Swansea and West Wales cricket Festival Peter Lynne. Our final guest who remembers Clive...