Glamorgan cricket history & memorabilia

Cricket memorabilia relating to Glamorgan including from the 1948 & 1969 championship seasons, 1993 Sunday League Championship including scorecards, programmes, autographs, books, yearbooks, ties etc. Other memorabilia relating to Welsh cricket can also be found on this page including club histories & ties.

AUTOGRAPHS - BADGES - BIOGRAPHIES - HISTORIES - MISCELLANEOUS - PROGRAMMES & SCORECARDS - TIES - YEARBOOKS

Unknown Glamorgan & England tie, possibly a player benefit tie, 9cm, excellent

Ref: BC04-101 - £6.00

Glamorgan CCC - County Champions 1969, 6.5cm, excellent

Ref: BC04-97 - £15.00

Glamorgan CCC members tie, made/supplied by Sidney Heath, Swansea - 7.5cm - small mark which may wash out -

Ref: BC05-062 - £12.00

"The History of Glamorgan County Cricket Club " by Andrew Hignell
The Centenary History of Glamorgan, includes a personal view by Tony Lewis, a second-hand hardback in good condition with a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1988	356 pages	Ref: CC72-crbkhi-gm88-ah1 - £20.00

"A History of County Cricket Glamorgan " by Wilfred Wooller
Glamorgan County Cricket Club was formed in 1888 and attained first class status in 1921, the last of seventeen counties to do so. The story of the club is in essence the history of cricket Wales, and in many aspects a summary of the problems and pleasures of the growth of many of the lesser cricketing counties. Wilf Wooller was Mr Glamorgan and he tells the story in his own forthright style with many personal memories, a second-hand hardback in good condition with a dust wrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR "Best Wishes Wilfred Wooller"
1st Edition: 1971	172 pages	Ref: CC72- wabkhi-gm71-ww - £50.00

"Glamorgan - The Glory Years 1993 - 2002" by Andrew Hignell
This book covers the most successful period in Glamorgan's history, told by the players, this well illustrated book will bring back many happy memories for the Glamorgan supporter, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 2003	223 pages	Ref: CC73-crbkhi-gm03-ah2 - £20.00

	1935 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK - very good condition Ref: F64-41-cran-gm35 - £85.00
	1947 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK - excellent condition Ref: F68-65-cran-gm47 - £65.00
	1961 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK - cover grubby Ref: CC73-cran-gm61 - £7.00
	1972 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK, excellent condition, 96 pages Ref: CC73-cran-gm72 - £9.00
	1973 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK - excellent condition Ref: CC73-cran-gm73 - £9.00
	1974 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK - corner missing & cover creased Ref: CC73-cran-gm74 - £3.00
	1979 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK, excellent condition, 100 pages Ref: CC73-cran-gm79 - £9.00
	1983 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK - excellent condition Ref: CC73-cran-gm83 - £9.00
	1989 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK, excellent condition, 160 pages Ref: CC72-cran-gm89 - £9.00
	1991 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK - good condition Ref: CC73-cran-gm91 - £9.00
	1995 - GLAMORGAN CRICKET YEARBOOK - excellent condition Ref: CC73-cran-gm95 - £10.00

	Limited Edition (of 100) print - Robert Croft Benefit Year 2000 - The "Glamorgan Post War Dream Team" - The print is made up of 11 caricatures by Picasso Griffiths of the "Dream Team" players chosen by the listeners of Radio Wales. Each player has signed the print - Alan Jones, Hugh Morris, Gilbert Parkhouse (facsimile), Matthew Maynard, Tony Lewis, Alan Watkins, Peter Walker, Eifion Jones, Steve Watkin, Don Shepherd & Jeff Jones. Ref: LF1-craupt-gm-xb - £125.00
	Glamorgan County Cricket Champions 1969 signed dinner menu. A dinner held in honour of the county champions with a fantastic cartoon front cover illustration signed to the back cover by at least 8 of the championship team, signature included are Eifion Jones, Bryan Davies, Don Shepherd, Tony Cordle, Peter Walker, Lawrence Williams, Alan Jones, Roger Davies & one other. Ref: CC72craudm-gm69 - £150.00
	Trinity College Carmarthen Past & Present v Glamorgan, John Hopkins benefit match, a 20 page programme autographed by 5 players on middle pages including John Hopkins and AL Jones, additional notations to centre pages. Ref: CC73-crprau19860531 - £5.00
	Glamorgan autograph sheet, approx 1980s, signed by 20 Glamorgan cricketers including Maynard, Morris, Cottey, Butcher, Croft, Dale, Derrick & Barwick. Ref: CC73-crau-gm-80s - £15.00

Glamorgan, 1960s - CL - 22mm

Ref: F72-21-21-crbd-xb - £8.00

Glamorgan, 1980s - CL - 28mm

Ref: F72-21-22-crbd-xb - £4.00

	Glamorgan v South Africa 5th August 1947 at St Helens, Swansea. Scorecard for 3rd day, scores inked in. Ref: CC72crcd-gm-sa47 - £19.00
	Glamorgan v Thos. Owen's England Eleven 1st day scorecard 1948, scores & result inked in, single crease and some writing to front cover. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm1948-owen - £12.00
	Glamorgan v Australia, 1st day, 31st July 1948 at St Helens, Swansea, scores inked in. Ref: CC72crcd-gm-as48 - £35.00
	Glamorgan v New Zealand 30th July - 2nd August 1949 at St Helens, Swansea, partly printed scorecard in good condition. Ref: CC72crcd-gm-nz49 - £15.00
	Glamorgan v New Zealand 30th July - 2nd August 1949 at St Helens, pictorial souvenir containing photos and profiles of the New Zealand team, 4 pages, creased with some small tears Ref: CC38crpr-gm-nz49 - £9.00
	Glamorgan v West Indies, May 27 - 30th 1950 at Cardiff Arms Park, partly printed scorecard with some light pencil notations. Ref: CC72crcd-gm-wi50 - £15.00
	Glamorgan v West Indies, August 5, 7 & 8th 1950 at St Helen's, a partly printed (the first innings and part of West Indies 2nd Innings) scorecard unused in very good condition, sold together with a fold over card/souvenir programme for the West Indies touring team, contains a photo and pen pictures of the tourists, also in very good condition.. Ref: CC38-crcdgp-gm-wi50 - £25.00
	Glamorgan v West Indies, Aug 3 - 6 1957 at St Helens, Swansea, scorecard partly filled in, in ink Ref: CC38-crcd-gm-wi57 - £9.00
	Glamorgan v Australia 5 - 8 August 1961 at St Helen's, Swansea. Partly printed scorecard in good condition. Ref: CC72crcd-gm-as61 - £15.00
	Glamorgan v South Africa 31st July - 3rd August 1965 at St Helens, Swansea. partly printed scorecard, initials to front cover and very slight crease. Ref: CC73crcd-gm-sa65 - £7.00
	Glamorgan v Pakistan 5 - 8 August 1967 at St Helens, Swansea. partly inked in scorecard, name to front cover. Keith Jarrett making only his second appearance in the Glamorgan first team. His first appearance was against India earlier in this season. It was thought at the time that his inclusion in the team would add considerably to the attendance figures. His father Hal Jarrett was also a Glamorgan representative in 1938. Ref: CC73crcd-gm-pk67 - £9.00
	Glamorgan v Australia 3 - 5 August 1968 at St Helens, Swansea. scorecard for a great Glamorgan victory that has been fully filled in ink, initials to front cover and very slight crease. Ref: CC73crcd-gm-as68 - £9.00
	Glamorgan v West Indies, July 5 - 7 1969 at St Helen's, Swansea partly printed scorecard in excellent condition. Ref: CC72crcd-gm-wi69 - £8.00
	Glamorgan v Australia 1- 3 July 1989 at the Gnoll, Neath. Official programme in excellent condition. Ref: CC72crpr-gm-as89 - £3.00
	Glamorgan v Australia 31July - 2nd August 1993 at the Gnoll, Neath. Official programme in excellent condition. Ref: CC72crpr-gm-as93 - £3.00
	Glamorgan v South Africa 13-15 August 1994 at Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. Official programme in excellent condition, scores inked in neatly. Ref: CC72crpr-gm-sa94 - £4.00
	Glamorgan v Rest of World XI 4 July 1989 at St Helen's, Swansea. Official programme in excellent condition, scores inked in neatly. Ref: CC72crpr-gm-wo89 - £3.00

GLAMORGAN COUNTY CHAMPIONS 1948

Victory by innings in two days

By Malcolm Lewis (an excerpt from the Western Mail 1969)

A CHEERING, SINGING crowd of thousands thronged outside Cardiff General Station to greet Glamorgan on that August day in 1948 when the Welsh county won the championship for the first time in their history.

Cricket fans travelled from all parts of South Wales to give the champions a tumultuous reception on their return from Bournemouth where they had clinched the title by thrashing Hampshire by an innings and 115 runs. Tears welled from many eyes as the crowd surged forward to mob the players and herald them with song. Veteran off-spinner John Clay, the elder statesman of the team, spoke for the players in the absence of captain Wilfred Wooller, who had moved on to Lord's to play for the MCC. ''This is a 'red letter day' in the history of the county'', he said '' It is one which we shall never forget.''

Only a few had believed that Glamorgan would win the title that year. Wicket-keeper Haydn Davies was one of them. From late May he stuck to his belief that the Welsh team had all the ingredients for success. Most were like opening batsman Emrys ''The Rock'' Davies. Having spent 24 years with Glamorgan and suffered many disappointments, he refused to build up any big hopes. He refused to believe that the championship had come to Wales until he heard the news on the radio!

Glamorgan began to make their presence felt mid-way through June when they took over the leadership of the championship table. It was the first time they had occupied such an exalted position in 22 years of competition. They arrived at their historic match in Bournemouth on August 21 knowing that they would win the title if they could beat Hampshire and that Somerset managed to hold rivals Yorkshire at Taunton. But the heavy grey skies gave them further cause for anxiety. Glamorgan had been batting for only 10 minutes when down came the rain and the rest of the day was spent indoors, counting off the precious wasted hours. The skies cleared for Monday, but Glamorgan were left with just 11 1/4 hours in which to try to win the game.

Ordered skipper Wooller: ''I want 320 on the board by 10 to six.'' Emrys Davies and Arnold Dyson resumed the innings and with their mind constantly on the ticking clock they gave their side the solid start that was needed. Dyson was not out until the partnership was two short of a century and Willie Jones quickly took up where he had left off. The lunch-time score of 99 for two had mounted to 150 for two by three o'clock. The patient Davies left a few minutes later for 74, but Jones survived to find new run-hungry partners in Wooller Len Muncer and Norman Hever. By 5.32 pm. Glamorgan were all out for 315 and the target that Wooller had set them had been more or less accomplished.

Superb catch

The pitch was still plumb and the Welshmen were now left to worry about trying to dig out a couple of batsmen before close of play. It was then that Gilbert Parkhouse took the kind of superb catch that had made the team feared throughout the land. In Wooller's second over Neville Rogers played a confident leg-glance. The ball barely rose above the ground, but Parkhouse, a short leg, threw himself to his right and caught it-much to the batsman's astonishment. That catch was to have a critical bearing on the course of the match. From that moment Glamorgan established a huge psychological advantage over the Hampshire batsmen, who proceeded to prod nervously within the tight circle of crouching fieldsmen. Mesmerised by the spin of Muncer and Clay and intimidated by the closely set field, Hampshire collapsed on a wicket where Glamorgan had played their shots so confidently. By seven o'clock they had lost six batsmen and the Welsh county had practically caught up with the time that had been lost on the first day.

Clay ends it

Tuesday started in a tense atmosphere. In half-an-hour Hampshire were all out for 84 and made to follow-on but the Welshmen also had their thoughts on the events at Taunton. A telegram was received from Somerset: ''We're holding them. Hope you are there.''. Back went the Glamorgan reply: ''Hang on. We'll do it.'' And do it they did. In the four hours that were left Clay and Muncer got to work. At 10 minutes to three Clay spun through a delivery which struck Knott, the last batsman on the pads.

Up went the cry; ''Owzat!'' Dai Davies, the former Glamorgan all-rounder, was the umpire at that end. ''Out!'' he said and Glamorgan had won.

The crowd masses in front of the pavilion. Among them were many Welsh supporters, who, in typical style, expressed their feelings in song. The news came through from Taunton-Somerset had held Yorkshire-the title was Glamorgan's. John Clay, the man who had been with Glamorgan since the club's start in 1921, voiced his feelings with the words: ''It's a great day for me. We have waited for it a long time and I never expected it would come. ''I do not think it will happen again in my life-time, and that is not taking a short-term view.'' Mr Clay was not to know that 21 years later as President of Glamorgan County Cricket Club he was to witness the championship returning to Wales. Glamorgan were to triumph more than he ever dared to believe.

1948 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL POSITIONS

P.

W.

L.

D.

Dc.

L.

D.

Pts.

Pts

Awarded

12

4

4

Glam

(9)

26

13

5

6

2

1

3

172

Surrey

(6)

26

13

9

4

0

1

3

168

Middx

(1)

26

13

4

8

1

0

1

160

Yorks

(8)

26

11

4

10

1

3

3

156

Lancs

(3)

26

8

2

15

1

0

14

152

Derby

(5)

26

11

6

7

2

0

4

148

Warw'k

(15)

26

9

7

8

2

1

5

132

Gloucs

(2)

26

9

7

9

1

1

4

128

Hants

(16)

26

9

8

8

1

2

1

120

Worcs

(7)

26

6

8

11

1

1

7

104

Leices

(14)

26

6

11

8

1

1

5

96

Som's't

(13)

26

5

14

6

1

4

4

92

Essex

(11)

26

5

8

11

2

2

4

90

Notts

(12)

26

5

10

9

2

1

3

82

Kent

(4)

26

4

11

10

1

0

7

76

Sussex

(10)

26

4

11

10

1

1

5

72

No'th'ts

(17)

26

3

9

14

0

1

3

52

(Figures in brackets indicate positions in the 1947 table.)

1948 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP MEMORABILIA
	Glamorgan v Somerset 22nd May 1948 at Swansea, scorecard, scores inked in. Glamorgan's first ever Championship season. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19480522 - £25.00
	Glamorgan v Leicestershire 21 July 1948 at Cardiff scorecard, scores and result inked in. Glamorgan's first ever Championship season. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19480721 - £25.00
	Middlesex v Glamorgan 11-13 August 1948 at Lord's scorecard, scores inked in. Glamorgan's first ever Championship season. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19480811 - £25.00

	Glamorgan v Yorkshire 10 May 1947 at Swansea scorecard, some scores inked in, 1st day of 1st match in 1947. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19470510 - £25.00
	Glamorgan v Northampton 13 August 1947 at Swansea scorecard, scores inked in. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19470813 - £18.00
	Glamorgan v Warwickshire at St Helen's, Swansea 14-17 May 1949 scorecard, some scores neatly inked in. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19490514 - £15.00
	Glamorgan v Somerset 11-14 June 1949 at Neath scorecard, scores inked in. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19490611 - £18.00
	Glamorgan v Kent 18-21 June 1949 at St Helen's, Swansea, scorecard, some scores inked in. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19490618 - £12.00
	Glamorgan v Lancashire 13-15 July 1949 at Stradey Park, Llanelli scorecard, scores neatly pencilled in. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19490713 - £15.00
	Glamorgan v Derbyshire at Arms Park 16-19 July 1949 scorecard, scores inked in. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19490716 - £10.00
	Glamorgan v Gloucester at Stradey Park, Llanelli, 8 July 1950 scorecard, some scores lightly pencilled in. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19500708 - £10.00
	Glamorgan v Warwickshire at Stradey Park, Llanelli 23rd June 1954 scorecard, scores inked in. Ref: CC72-crcd-gm19540623 - £8.00
	GARY SOBERS SIX SIXES. A scorecard for the Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire match at Swansea where Garfield Sobers hit six sixes in one over off Malcolm Nash's bowling. This scorecard is partly printed including both Notts innings. The scores for Glamorgan's second innings have been inked in. "Nash saw his first two deliveries disappear into the stands of the Cricketer's Inn. The third went into the pavilion enclosure and the fourth was sent over the scoreboard. The fifth was driven straight and although Roger Davis caught it he fell over the boundary in the process, causing another six to be signalled. Sobers fiercely pulled the sixth ball out of the ground and into St Helen's Avenue. The ball itself was not found until the following day." Ref: CC73crcd-gm-notts68 - £25.00
	CHAMPIONS 1969 - The official scorecard for the match against Lancashire starting on 11 June 1969. The scorecard has been filled in neatly with ballpoint pen. Ref: crcd-gm19690611 - £9.00
	CHAMPIONS 1969 - The official scorecard for the match against Warwickshire starting on 26th July 1969. The scorecard has been filled in neatly with ballpoint pen. Ref: crcd-gm19690716 - £9.00
	CHAMPIONS 1969 - The official scorecard for the match against Essex starting on 30th August 1969. The scorecard has been filled in neatly with ballpoint pen. Ref: crcd-gm19690830 - £9.00
	A Bundle of Glamorgan cricket Programmes and score cards. The programmes and score cards contained in this bundle are as follows - Glamorgan v Yorkshire 5/5/96 - Yorkshire 2/5/96 - Essex 13/8/95 - Durham 2/7/95 - Durham 29/6/95 - Sussex 14/5/95 - Middlesex 9/5/95 - Northamptonshire 7/5/95 - Northamptonshire 4/5/95 - Combined Universities 25/4/95 - Derbyshire 19/6/94 - Leicestershire 28/8/94 - Somerset 30/4/96