Summary
There's nothing like a peaceful start to an English - sorry, British - cricket season. In days gone by, the summer would splutter into action with MCC v Champion County in late April, accompanied by a few desultory so-called first class matches involving the Universities.
Not any more - still a week to go before the merry month of May and already we have had the first rounds of two of four domestic competitions. Regarding the claim that "there is nothing like a peaceful start", last week was nothing like it, with a furious row exploding following the astonishing decision to award an Ashes Test to Glamorgan in 2009.See the full content of this document
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Cricket: Welsh Cash Card Beats Principles
The background to the argument is choc-full of conspiracy theories, mostly based on wounded nationalist pride in the Principality.
Before Durham became the 18th first class county 14 years ago, Glamorgan were the last county accorded first class status in 1921 and competed under Wilf Wooller, after t...See the full content of this document
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