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Glamorgan News Departures for Owen and Wright
Glamorgan players Will Owen and Ben Wright have decided to retire from cricket. Ben Wright is hanging up his boots to pursue other employment opportunities, whilst Will Owen has called time on his career following a lengthy battle with back and hip injuries that included multiple surgeries. Talented right-hander Wright represented England U19s between 2005 and 2007, scored 72 on debut for Glamorgan in 2006 and went on to win his county cap in 2011, amassing 3684 first-class runs for the Welsh county.
It has not been an easy decision, but I'm very excited to be starting a fresh challenge.
It is with great disappointment that I announce my retirement. The last couple of seasons have been very difficult as I've tried to get back playing to peak performance.
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"After giving it a huge amount of consideration over the last couple of months, I have decided to retire at the end of the season and take up an offer of employment from Press Metal UK." said Ben. "It has not been an easy decision, but I'm very excited to be starting a fresh challenge.� Will made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against Gloucestershire in the final County Championship match of the 2007 season and became a member of Glamorgan's 1st XI squad in 2011. He took 30 first-class wickets and also made 69 against Derbyshire, sharing a club-record tenth wicket stand with James Harris. The season before had also seen him claim career best figures in one-day cricket of 5-49 against the Unicorns at Bournemouth. After missing most of 2013 through injury Owen returned to action in the shortest format of the game in 2014, featuring in several of the county's games in the NatWest T20 Blast, but despite surgery and a long period of rehabilitation treatment and training, he has been unable to return the level of performance for first team cricket in 2015. Owen said: "It is with great disappointment that I announce my retirement. The last couple of seasons have been very difficult as I've tried to get back playing to peak performance. On announcing their decisions both Ben and Will thanked everybody at Glamorgan CCC, all supporters, their families and the PCA. Glamorgan Chief Executive, Hugh Morris said, "Both Ben and Will have been good professionals and will be missed both in the dressing room and on the field. We wish them well for the future."
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Just the ticket... Glamorgan are pleased to confirm a new partnership with Jockey Club Services, which offers a range of world-class business services to organisations in professional sports in the UK, to deliver ticketing at The SSE Swalec for the next three years. Jockey Club Services' ticketing platform this year alone will process more than 1.5 million tickets for The Jockey Club's 15 racecourses in the course of staging events including the Crabbie's Grand National, the Cheltenham Festival and The Investec Derby. Glamorgan CCC will receive a top grade 'enterprise class' ticketing solution, supported by a team of ticketing experts from The Jockey Club's Business Services department.
Glamorgan agree three-year ticketing deal with Jockey Club Services
The agreement follows a successful trial when Jockey Club Services efficiently delivered the sale of 70,000 tickets for the first Investec Ashes Test Match staged in Cardiff this summer. Beyond ticketing, since its inception Jockey Club Services has provided procurement services for 12 football league clubs and 5 county cricket teams, live music to The Ageas Bowl and has created the Rewards4Cricket Loyalty programme.
"We were very impressed with the professional approach adopted by Jockey Club Services to ensure our Investec Ashes tickets sales process ran smoothly from start to finish. We knew we were in safe hands given their team's experience and their investment in technology. It was not a difficult decision to want to work with them on an ongoing basis to provide the ticketing for all our events at The SSE SWALEC from the start of the next cricket season." Hugh Morris, CEO of Glamorgan Cricket
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Bridgend Down Glamorgan Masters
The game may have ended in defeat, but there were plenty of smiles on the faces of the recently-formed Glamorgan Masters XI and a decent-sized crowd at Newbridge Fields as Bridgend Town won their Twenty20 contest by six wickets on the first Sunday in September. A selection of former Glamorgan cricketers from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s donned their whites again at the home of Bridgend Town CC, as the Welsh county’s former players helped the local club bring down the curtain on their 175th anniversary summer and a season which saw the Club win the First Division of the South Wales Premier League. The idea to form a Glamorgan Masters team has been the brainchild of former Glamorgan players Ian Thomas and Michael Powell, both of whom featured in the team, having floated the idea at the annual get-together of the Glamorgan Former Players Association at The SSE SWALEC in June. With warm support from their former county colleagues, as well as members of the current squad, the outcome was the match on Sunday, September 6th against Bridgend Town,
“The response to our idea has been really positive from both the Glamorgan Former Players Association and by the Club itself,” said Thomas, who now works as a Personal Development Manager for the Professional Cricketers Association. “Several other counties have formed Masters XI`s so the game at Bridgend will allow us to pilot this concept. Hopefully, it can become a once a year event besides giving the former players another chance to meet up, as well as acting as ambassadors for Glamorgan County Cricket Club, and helping to raise valuable funds for good causes.” The Premier League winners for 2015 duly reached their target with over four overs to spare on an afternoon where their ground was bathed in warm September sunshine, and throughout saw former stars Hugh Morris and Steve James, as well as current players Mark Wallace and Dean Cosker mingle with the crowd of around 200, whilst members of the Glamorgan Academy undertook a raffle as part of their fund-raising activities ahead of their winter tour to the Middle East.
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For Player of the Year Wagg
Graham Wagg has been named the 2015 Glamorgan Cricket and
Championship cricket since 2000. Furthermore, his tally of
St Helen's Balconiers Player of the Year after the all-rounder
eleven sixes also broke the Club record of nine in a Championship
enjoyed his best-ever season with both bat and ball.
innings, set by Malcolm Nash against Gloucestershire at Swansea in 1973, whilst it was the first double-hundred for the Welsh
Wagg hit 1160 runs in all cricket, including 842 in first-class
county since 2011 when Alviro Petersen scored 210 against
cricket and claimed 60 wickets in all formats. He was the club’s
Surrey at The Oval.
leading all-rounder in the NatWest T20 Blast, scoring 209 runs
“It’s been a great night, an emotional evening but for myself
and claiming 13 wickets. Amongst the highlights was a return
personally a fantastic one winning these awards,” said Graham
of 4/27 against Hampshire, a match-winning 53* against Kent at
Wagg.
Tunbridge Wells and an unbeaten 62 before taking 2-17 against Essex Eagles in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
“Overall with the bat it’s my best ever season on record, with the ball not so much, but I’ll take 45 (first-class) wickets, potentially
Wagg’s performances in the LV= County Championship were
I should have taken some more, but I’ll take over 800 runs and 45
recognised by his second award of the night when he was named
wickets in what’s been a special season.
Glamorrgan’s Championship Player of the Year. “59 wickets is my best haul, so I’d like to beat that and next year His career-best 200 helped Glamorgan to defeat Division
I might take 75 wickets but only score 600 runs, but whatever
Two champions Surrey at Guildford and saw Wagg become
contribution I make to a winning team is important to me.”
the first number eight batsman to score a double hundred in
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Other players earning recognition included Captain Jacques Rudolph who was named Glamorgan T20 Player of the Year after he scored 461 runs in the shortest format, including a career-best 101 against Gloucestershire at Bristol which helped set up a nineteen-run victory. Jacques also scored three other half-centuries, and led the side with calm assurance and inventiveness.
59 wickets is my best haul, so I’d like to beat that and next year I might take 75 wickets but only score 600 runs, but whatever contribution I make to a winning team is important to me.
Colin Ingram marked his first season with the Club by picking up the Royal London One-Day Cup Player of the Year in recognition of
“It’s a great achievement for me after a decent season and it’s great
his centuries against Kent, Essex Eagles and Middlesex, including a
to be playing in the first team regularly, but to get this award is a real
career-best 130 at The SSE SWALEC.
bonus and I look forward to next season.”
Along with his contributions in the NatWest T20 Blast and the LV=
OTHER WINNERS INCLUDED:
County Championship, Colin was the top run scorer for Glamorgan in 2015 with 1712 runs in all formats.
• Stephen Lang Academy Player of the Year Kiran Carlson • Most Promising Academy Player of the Year Tom Murphy
David Lloyd’s breakthrough season was rewarded with the Young Player of the Year Award. The young all-rounder has featured
The Balconiers presented the Gerry Munday Memorial Award for the
regularly in the Welsh county’s teams in both one-day and four-day
Most Improved Young Player of the Year to David Lloyd and 2nd XI
cricket where his campaign was punctuated by a knock of 92 against
Player of the Year award went to Aneurin Donald after he struck 240 -
Northamptonshire.
the third highest individual score for Glamorgan in the Second Eleven Championship - against Gloucestershire at Panteg.
“The 90 odd against Northamptonshire was a real highlight after being in a tough situation when I came in” commented David after picking up his award. “Also saving the day with Hoges at Kent would be a stand out too.
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