Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast

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 in the competition and the different games they played along the way to get to the final at Lords ...

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 they think the squad is prepared for the challenges of the top tier?

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 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 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 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 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...