Joseph Moore-Gwyn, as he was known from September 1900, played five times for Glamorganshire between 1870 and 1874, scoring 52 runs and taking 7 wickets with his round-arm bowling. He also became the patriarch of a notable sporting family in the Neath area with his sons Howell and Joseph (junior) following in their father’s footsteps by playing for the Welsh county besides playing a role in the public life of Neath.
Educated at Winchester College, he was the son of Rev. Joseph Moore, the Dean of the White Horse in Berkshire and was adopted by Howel Gwyn, the MP for Neath, when Rev. Moore died during 1876. By this time, Joseph had also played for the South Wales Cricket Club, whilst in 1875 he also played for the Gentlemen of the West who met their counterparts from the East at Merthyr Mawr.
After retiring from playing, Joseph maintained his involvement in sporting matters by serving as President of Neath RFC as well as Neath CC. Away from sport, Joseph owned several collieries in the Vale of Neath, and served as High Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1902 as well as Breconshire during 1914.
MOORE, Joseph Edward (later Moore-Gwyn)
Born: Buckland, Berkshire, 3 April 1850.
Died: Dyffryn, Neath, 28 October 1922.