1959

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Glamorgan’s playing record during 1959.

Finishing position in the County Championship – 6th

Allan Watkins leads out the Glamorgan team from the Rodney Parade pavilion at Newport as they start their match against Kent in June 1959. Photo Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.

First-class victories:

May 13, 14, 15 v Worcestershire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 6 wickets.

May 16, 18, 19 v Indians at Cardiff Arms Park – won by 51 runs. You can read more about this victory by clicking here.

May 27, 28, 29 v Derbyshire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 3 wickets.

June 3, 4, 5 v Sussex  at Rodney Parade, Newport – won by 4 wickets.

June 6, 8, 9 v Northamptonshire at Cardiff Arms Park – won by 5 wickets.

June 10, 11, 12 v Lancashire at Stradey Park, Llanelli – won by 122 runs.

June 13, 15, 16 v Gloucestershire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 119 runs.

July 4, 6, 7 v Middlesex  at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 2 runs.

July 22, 23, 24 v Warwickshire at The Gnoll, Neath – won by 9 wickets.

Aug 5, 6, 7 v Somerset at Weston-super-Mare – won by 148 runs.

Aug 8, 10, 11 v Gloucestershire at Cheltenham College – won by an innings and 38 runs.

Aug 15, 17, 18 v Somerset at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 136 runs.

Aug 29, 31, Sept 1 v Leicestershire at Cardiff Arms Park – won by 228 runs.

Below is a link to view the “1959 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.