Glamorgan County Cricket Club regrets to announce that Paul Russell, the driving force behind the redevelopment of The SSE SWALEC and the staging of international cricket in Wales, has died.
A native of Ebbw Vale and a rugby referee of some repute, Paul was also a lifelong supporter of Glamorgan Cricket.
Following a successful career as a partner of Anderson Consulting, Paul became the Chairman of the Club in 2003 and set about the transformation of the ground ahead of the 2009 Ashes Test Match - a game which memorably went down to the last ball.
Barry O’Brien, Paul’s successor as Chairman of the Club, paid tribute to his contribution:
“Paul Russell has joined the ranks of the Glamorgan greats. His passion, energy and commitment led to the redevelopment of the SSE Swalec as one of the finest Test Match venues.
"Paul had a great sense of humour, an encyclopaedic knowledge of cricket and a fantastic store of very funny stories. He will be greatly missed and our thoughts are with his wife, Sarah, and his family at this difficult time.”