The CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket is delighted to confirm the forthcoming programme of talks during 2020/21, with the first event taking place via ZOOM on 20 October with Alex Wharf.
The former Glamorgan and England international and current umpire will be the first speaker in a series of talks planned over the autumn and winter months. “An Evening with Alex Wharf” will take place virtually via ZOOM starting at 7pm on 20 October. Further details will appear here on the Glamorgan website about how to join and take part in this event with the former all-rounder who was part of the Welsh county’s squad when they won the one-day league during 2002 and 2004.
David Hemp, another former Glamorgan star, will also be speaking via ZOOM in a Museum talk planned for November with confirmation of the date and time for this talk – as well as another one with a Glamorgan player during December – to appear soon on this website.
With Glamorgan celebrating their 100th anniversary as a first-class county during 2021, the calendar of Museum talks for the coming year reflects this important milestone in the Club’s history. A series of reflective talks, via ZOOM, featuring interviews with former players, chats with their descendants and the showing of specially created audio and film presentations will take place during the Spring and Autumn months.
The first event will take place during January when the focus will be on Glamorgan’s first two decades as a first-class county. “ Glamorgan CCC – the 1920s and 1930s” will include an interview with the grand-daughter of Glamorgan’s first-ever captain in the County Championship in 1921 as well as the offspring of some of the other men who helped to lay the foundations of for the Welsh county in first-class cricket during these years, together with some film and photograph presentations about the fascinating early years of Glamorgan CCC and its players.
During February the theme will be “Glamorgan CCC – the 1940s and 1950s” when the guest speakers will include the descendants of the Club’s first-ever Championship-winning team in 1948 as well as those who built on the achievements of Wilf Wooller’s team during the 1950s. The focus will then move on during March to “Glamorgan CCC – the 1960s and 1970s” with former players reflecting on the achievements of the Club in winning their second Championship title in 1969, besides defeating the Australians during 1964 and 1968, as well as reaching the final of the Gillette Cup in 1977.
The Autumn months of 2021 will see similar events reflecting on other decades during the Club’s existence as a first-class county, as well as the Championship-winning summer of 1997, plus Glamorgan’s success in the one-day competitions during 1993, 2002 and 2004.
Further information about the dates and arrangements for all of these virtual talks will appear on this website, as well as the pages devoted to the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket. However, if you have any queries, please send an email to museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk