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A Podcast interviewing a range of people from all areas of the great country of Wales who have a connection with or a story to tell about the great game of cricket.
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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 and driving force behind the website Pembrokeshire sport: http://www.pembrokeshiresport.co.uk/ W...
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 since. He talks a little, first, about the village of Cimla before talking about the history of the club, ...
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 Bay Golf Club) Alan Bagnall (Mumbles Cricket Club) Mike Bagnall (Mumbles Cricket Club) You can...
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 hours 29 minute recording of the final at Wormsley Cricket Club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYkCgYr...
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's century against Derbyshire, and the scorecard for the game, can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/...
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 arrival was welcomed on the Glamorgan website in the following way: https://glamorgancricket.com/news/the-first-coun...
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 Charles Lawrence they played 47 matches stretching from May through to October and, as part of the tou...
Tell us what you think of this episode Just over a year ago we visited Hay-On-Wye to witness the first ever game of cricket played as part of the Literary Festival between the local Hay Club and a celebrity XI picked largely from the ranks of the world famous Authors XI. This year, the Festival has agreed to making this fixture an integral part of its activities on a day dedicated to a number of sports related meetings and speakers. This episode of the podcast tries to capture the day, talkin...
Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we hear Toby talk about about the following: His coaching philosophy The coaching process and, in particular, his use of video analysis The drills he uses with players to correct batting issues or to develop their batting potential The three stages to change for a batter His use of WhatsApp as a tool to keep in touch with clients Toby Radford's Batting Booth His book, Getting to Grips The five fundamentals of batting His best moments as a...
Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to ex Glamorgan CCC Coach Toby Radford. He talks about his early learning of the game, being coached extensively by his father and of his early successes in junior cricket. We talk about his first class career and then his embarking on a coaching career at the early age of 26. Toby tells us about how he came to be coach of the Middlesex side and recounts what was probably his gtreatest cricketing exoerience, winning the 2008...
Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we bring together two Andrews. One is Andrew Hignell, curator of the museum of welsh cricket and Andrew Renton who is ex-curator at Amgueddfa Cymru, The National Museum of Wales. Together, they tell the story of a small china cup that was made at the Nantgarw China works at some time between 1820 and 1822. The dates here are important because the artefact may be the earliest known sporting artefact in Wales. It depicts a...
Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to Glamorgan CCC top order batter Sam Northeast who, in the first game of last years County Championship went to Lords and managed to compile the highest ever first class innings recorded at the Home of Cricket. He scored 335 not out in a Glamorgan first innings total of 620 for 3. You can take a look at the scorecard here: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2024-1410192/middlesex-vs-glamorgan-2nd...
Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to Wales Over 50s cricket coach and player Mark Davies. Mark had a very brief career with Glamorgan CCC before being offered the opportunity to play for Gloucestershire, which he did for 4 seasons in the early 1990s. For his first-class careers statistics you can go here: https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mark-davies-11829 You can also read his profile on the Glamorgan Archives website here: https://glamorgancricketarc...
Tell us what you think of this episode This season represents an historic departure for Glamorgan CCC as they play both a men's and women's professional team for the first time in their history. But the path to this point has been a long and arduous journey for women's cricket. In this episode we talk to Jill Matthews who, as a young Jill Ayres, played a significant role in women's cricket in South Wales during the 1950s and 1960s. She gives us an insight into what it was like being a woman i...
Tell us what you think of this episode This episode contains interviews with attenders to the first ever Walkers and Talkers Event held in Wales on February 13th 2025. Around 80 people turned up to the Museum of Welsh Cricket for a cup of coffee, a gentle stroll around the environs of Sophia Gardens and to listen to ex Glamorgan player and coach Matthew Maynard talk about his cricketing life. This was the first of what will be a number of Walkers and Talkers Events that will be held in Cardif...
Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to Steven Reingold who, in a brief short term pro career managed to be part of the Glamorgan One Day Cup winning side in 2021. Steven's cricketing journey started in the north London club of Stanmore where his father still manages the first XI captained by his brother whilst mum gets involved with making the teas and lots more besides. Via a gap year in his South African homeland he ended up in Cardiff at Cardiff Met where h...
Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to ex Gloucestershire CCC wicketkeeper Andy Brassington about his social inclusion initiative, Walkers and Talkers. We are joined by Glamorgan's Mark Frost as we discuss the county's involvement with this. What started out as a way to keep Andy and his friends going through the pandemic has turned into a rapidly growing idea that has hundreds of people meeting regularly to talk sport, engage in some gentle exercise and enjo...
Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we talk to long time club professional and coach Brad Wadlan. We talk about his early cricketing experiences and his time playing for Cardiff Met. Brad talks about his time in Australia and how that impacted his life as well as his cricket. We talk about his experience with the Unicorns cricket club and his time playing for the Mid West Rhinos in Zimbabwe. Brad talks about he has always been a 'leader' and how that influenced his...
Tell us what you think of this episode In this episode we look back at the year of podcasts, picking out a few highlights, as we go. There are a few comments at the beginning of the episode about Glamorgan's record breakers of the 2024 season. In the episode, you will find clips featuring the following: Mathew Maynard Ossie Wheatley Steve Barwick Alun Clement and Gareth Edwards of Christchurch Cricket Club Stuart Williams of Haverfordwest Cricket Club Ernie Barber of Blaina Cricket Club (w...
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