1968

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Glamorgan’s playing record during 1968.

Finishing position in the County Championship – 3rd

Peter Walker batting against Nottinghamshire at Swansea in 1968.
Photo Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.

First-class victories:

May 15, 16, 17 v Hampshire at Southampton – won by 2 wickets.

June 8, 9, 10 v Hampshire at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff  – won by an innings and 16 runs.

June 22, 23, 24 v Cambridge University at Colwyn Bay – won by 10 wickets.

July 6, 8, 9 v Yorkshire at Bramall Lane, Sheffield – won by 103 runs.

July 17, 18, 19 v Somerset at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 9 wickets.

July 20, 21, 22 v Northamptonshire at Kettering – won by 88 runs.

July 24, 25, 26 v Warwickshire at Edgbaston – won by 30 runs.

July 27, 28, 29 v Sussex at Welfare Ground, Ebbw Vale – won by an innings and 7 runs.

Aug 3, 4, 5 v Australians at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 79 runs. You can read more about this famous win by clicking here.

Aug 10, 11, 12 v Lancashire at Old Trafford – won by an innings and 23 runs.

Aug 17, 18, 19 v Lancashire at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff – won by 4 wickets.

Aug 21, 22, 23 v Surrey at The Gnoll, Neath – won by 10 wickets.

Aug 24, 25, 26 v Somerset at Taunton – won by 53 runs.

Below is a link to view the “1968 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.