Head Coach Robert Croft is encouraged by the display of his young charges following the 5-wicket Specsavers County Championship victory which concluded the 2017 season at Canterbury this week.
The Welsh county fielded 8 players that have progressed through the development programme in the victory against Kent, a win that was preceded by a draw with Gloucestershire, defeat to promotion chasing Northants, an abandonment at Derby and a 1 wicket defeat to Sussex when 7 Welsh youngsters were selected.
"From the young players point of view, I'm encouraged to see they are showing character and fight for the Glamorgan badge," said Croft, "but building a four-day team takes time.
"The Championship has finished off okay since this young team should have beaten Sussex," Croft added. "I think only Durham have played more academy graduates than we have this season, and that's encouraging for the future."
Although there is work to be done in red-ball cricket the team's continued advances in white ball were clear to see, with a first return to Finals Day for thirteen years and missing out on the knockout rounds in the One-Day Cup by one point, a points total that in previous years would have been sufficient to progress but fell short following the tournament re-structure. Croft sees room for more improvement.
"To go to T20 Finals Day was good, but I am disappointed because we had a side I felt could have won it, so it feels like there's unfinished business there" he said.
"In 50-over cricket we won four and lost four, but had it not been for a game we butchered at Radlett (losing to Middlesex by 16 runs), we'd have got through to the quarter-finals."
Will Bragg missed 11 Championship games this season, after scoring 1000 runs last year, coupled with the retirement of Jacques Rudolph and Colin Ingram committing to only white ball cricket for the next two years, the club has begun the search for a top order overseas batsman.
With Graham Wagg and 2016 player of the year Timm van der Gugten also sitting out large chunks of the season, new recruit Marchant de Lange, Welsh youngster Lukas Carey and Championship captain Michael Hogan were left to carry much of the workload, particularly in Championship cricket and did so effectively as only Notts' star studded attack earning more bowling points in the division.
Croft is backing Hogan to continue the role of captain he inherited mid-season.
"Michael isn't a guy who demands respect, he commands it by deed," he said. "He's very sharp and astute, he's always thinking in an aggressive way on the field, and so far he's been a delight to work with."
Reflecting on the end of the season Hogan is also keen on the position.
"We match up well in white-ball cricket, but red-ball cricket is what we need to improve on," said Hogan. "Consistency is our main issue. There's a lot of young guys who need to learn the craft of four-day cricket.
"I love doing the captaincy, it brings the best out of my game and . . . I'd be more than happy to take over permanently."
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