1965

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Glamorgan’s playing record in 1965.

Finishing position in the County Championship – 3rd

A signed photo of Alan Jones from 1965 – a summer when the left-handed batsman scored 1,805 first-class runs. Photo Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.

First-class victories:

May 15, 17, 18 v Gloucestershire at Cardiff Arms Park – won by 42 runs.

May 29, 31, June 1 v Kent at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 6 wickets.

June 9, 10, 11 v Yorkshire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 31 runs. Click here to read more about this famous victory.

June 19, 21, 22 v Sussex at Cardiff Arms Park – won by 8 wickets.

June 26, 28, 29 v Cambridge University at Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd -won by 104 runs.

July 3, 5, 6 v Lancashire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 110 runs.

July 17, 19, 20 v Lancashire at Old Trafford – won by 10 wickets.

July 24, 26, 27 v Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge – won by 10 wickets.

July 28, 29, 30 v Leicestershire at the Welfare Ground, Ebbw Vale – won by 115 runs. You can read more about this victory by clicking here.

Aug 7, 9, 10 v Somerset at Weston-super-Mare – won by 7 wickets.

Aug 11, 12, 13 v Sussex at Hove – won by 64 runs.

Aug 21, 23, 24 v Leicestershire at Grace Road, Leicester – won by an innings and 28 runs.

Aug 28, 30, 31 v Surrey at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 38 runs.

Below is a link to view the “1965 Stat Pack” which contains the season’s first-class batting and bowling averages, together with the details of the century-makers plus the bowlers who claimed ten wickets in a first-class match during the summer.