1951

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Glamorgan’s playing record during 1951.

Finishing position in the County Championship – 5th

Wilf Wooller (sat centre) and his team who in 1951 defeated the South Africans at Swansea. Photo Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.

First-class victories:

May 19, 21, 22 v Surrey at The Oval – won by 2 wickets.

May 23, 24, 25 v Combined Services at Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd – won by 3 wickets.

June 2, 4, 5 v Derbyshire at Cardiff Arms Park – won by an innings and 120 runs. You can find more about this victory by clicking here.

June 6, 7, 8 v Northamptonshire at St. Helen’s Swansea – won by 6 wickets.

June 16, 18, 19 v Leicestershire at Loughborough – won by an innings and 8 runs.

June 23, 25, 26 v Worcestershire at The Gnoll, Neath – won by an innings and 106 runs.

July 21, 23, 24 v Derbyshire at Chesterfield – won by an innings and 94 runs.

July 25, 26, 27 v Sussex at Hastings – won by 9 wickets.

Aug 4, 6, 7 v South Africans at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 64 runs. Click here to read more about this famous victory.

Aug 18, 20, 21 v Lancashire at Old Trafford – won by 34 runs.

Below is a link to view the “1951 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.