Here you will find everything you need to know about Glamorgan County Cricket Club, including their men’s and women’s team, as well as their franchise team, currently known as the Welsh Fire who play in The Hundred.
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Founded in 1888, Glamorgan’s men’s team are currently the only first-class team in Wales and have been county champions in 1948, 1969 and 1997, besides winning one-day competitions in 1993, 2002, 2004, 2021 and 2024.
These pages contain information, written by the Club’s Archivist Andrew Hignell, about all of the men who have represented the 1st XI since 1888, including a biographical profile and details of their playing careers, as well as the grounds where home matches have been staged, plus a review of each season.
Similar details can also be found for the Glamorganshire Club that was in existence from 1861 until 1875 as well as the South Wales Cricket Club, created in 1859 and which was the forerunner of the county teams until 1886, plus the all-amateur Gentlemen of Glamorgan team who played either side of the First World War.
Similar information is also available about the men and women who have played for the Welsh Fire in The Hundred as well as a short historical overview of the 100-ball competition which was created ahead of the 2020 season.
From 2025 onwards, Glamorgan CCC will also have a professional women’s team, initially playing in Tier Two competitions before, from 2027, taking part in matches in Tier One. This site contains a brief historical overview of the women’s game, including information about the earliest matches from the 1880s onwards, whilst statistical and biographical information will be added in due course for the games to be played from 2025 by Glamorgan Women.
Further enhancements are also planned, including more photo galleries as well as more videos about the Club’s legends, similar to the one below about Maurice Turnbull who played for the Glamorgan men’s team from 1924 until 1939 during which time he was the Club’s first player to represent England.
This website complements the information about the history of Welsh cricket on the website of the Museum of Welsh Cricket which can be viewed by clicking here.