1939

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Glamorgan’s playing record during 1939.

Finishing position in the County Championship – 13th

Maurice Turnbull, who was Glamorgan’s captain during 1939 before joining the Welsh Guards at the end of the season.
Photo Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.

Click here to read about Emrys Davies making 287* against Gloucestershire at Rodney Parade, Newport during 1939

First-class victories:

May 17, 18, 19 v Essex at Ilford – won by 5 wickets.

May 24, 25, 26 v Northamptonshire at Kettering – won by 6 wickets.

May 27, 29, 30 v West Indians at Cardiff Arms Park – won by 73 runs. Click here to read more about this victory and a fine all-round performance by Wilf Wooller.

June 3, 5, 6 v Nottinghamshire at Swansea – won by 10 wickets.

July 22, 24, 25 v Warwickshire at Llanelli – won by 7 wickets.

Aug 9, 10, 11 v Gloucestershire at Nevil Road, Bristol – won by 6 wickets.

Aug 12, 14, 15 v Somerset at Weston-super-Mare – won by 2 wickets.

Below is a link to view the “1939 Stat Pack” which contains the season’s batting and bowling averages, together with the details of the century-makers plus the bowlers who claimed ten wickets in a match during the summer.