Glamorgan County Cricket Club in 2016

Glamorgan County Cricket Club

2016 season
Coach	RDB Croft
Captain	JA Rudolph
Overseas player	JA Rudolph Shaun Tait (Twenty20 only)
Ground(s)	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff St. Helen's Ground, Swansea Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea Spytty Park, Newport
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The 2016 season marks Glamorgan County Cricket Club's 129th year of existence and its 95th as a first-class cricket county. In 2016, Glamorgan is playing in the Second Division of the County Championship, and the South Groups of both the 50-over Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast. It is the first season in charge for head coach Robert Croft. The club captain is overseas player Jacques Rudolph. Unlike other counties, Glamorgan is competing in limited-overs cricket without a nickname for the fourth year in a row.

Squad

• No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
• ‡ denotes players with international caps.
•  *  denotes a player who has been awarded a county cap.
• Ages given as of the first day of the County Championship season, 17 April 2016.

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
3	James Kettleborough	England	(1992-10-22)22 October 1992 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
4	Jacques Rudolph  ‡	South Africa	(1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 34)	Left-handed	Right arm leg break	Overseas player; club captain [1]
6	Jeremy Lawlor	Wales	(1995-11-04)4 November 1995 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
9	Nick Selman	Australia	(1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
12	Aneurin Donald	Wales	(1996-12-20)20 December 1996 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
41	Colin Ingram	South Africa	(1985-07-03)3 July 1985 (aged 30)	Left-handed	—	Kolpak registration; [2] occasional wicket-keeper
All-rounders
7	Jack Murphy	Wales	(1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 20)	Left-handed	Left arm fast-medium
8	Graham Wagg	England	(1983-04-28)28 April 1983 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Left arm medium
14	David Lloyd	Wales	(1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
20	Ruaidhri Smith	Scotland	(1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
44	Craig Meschede	South Africa	(1991-11-21)21 November 1991 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
18	Mark Wallace*	Wales	(1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (aged 34)	Left-handed	—
22	Will Bragg	Wales	(1986-10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 29)	Left-handed	—
46	Chris Cooke*	South Africa	(1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 29)	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
11	Kieran Bull	Wales	(1995-04-05)5 April 1995 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
21	Andrew Salter	Wales	(1993-06-01)1 June 1993 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
23	Dean Cosker*	England	(1978-01-07)7 January 1978 (aged 38)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
27	Dale Steyn	South Africa	(1983-06-27)27 June 1983 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right arm fast	Twenty20 only [3]
30	Dewi Penrhyn Jones	Wales	(1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right arm fast
31	Michael Hogan	Australia	(1981-05-31)31 May 1981 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
32	Shaun Tait	Australia	(1983-02-22)22 February 1983 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right arm fast	Overseas player; Twenty20 only [4]
64	Timm van der Gugten	Netherlands	(1991-02-25)25 February 1991 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
—	Harry Podmore	England	(1994-07-23)23 July 1994 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	On loan from Middlesex until 25 May 2016 [5]

County Championship

In 2016 Glamorgan will play in Division Two of the County Championship.

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	D	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Essex (P)	16	6	3	0	7	0	58	46	0	235
Kent	16	5	2	0	8	1	49	38	0	212
Worcestershire	16	6	4	0	5	1	42	35	0	203
Sussex	16	4	2	0	10	0	40	38	0	192
Northamptonshire	16	4	3	0	8	1	42	33	0	184
Gloucestershire	16	4	5	0	7	0	44	40	0	183
Leicestershire	16	4	4	0	8	0	39	40	1	182
Glamorgan	16	3	8	0	5	0	34	42	1	148
Derbyshire	16	0	5	0	10	1	32	32	0	119

Source: ^[6]

17–20 April Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Leicestershire
348 (89.3 overs) GG Wagg 64 (110) CJ McKay 6/73 (20 overs)		427 (132.2 overs) NJ O'Brien 93 (134) DL Lloyd 2/61 (14 overs)
191 (53.3 overs) AHT Donald 57 (87) BA Raine 4/57 (16.3 overs)		115/0 (36.1 overs) PJ Horton 64* (105)

Leicestershire won by 10 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: SA Garratt and SJ O'Shaughnessy

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Play on day 2 was reduced to 83 overs due to bad light.
• Points: Leicestershire 23, Glamorgan 5.

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24–27 April Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Derbyshire
377 (114.4 overs) WD Bragg 127 (217) AP Palladino 5/83 (27 overs)		345 (94.5 overs) WL Madsen 97 (160) MG Hogan 4/74 (25.5 overs)
87/2 (32 overs) JA Rudolph 31* (77) WJ Durston 1/9 (9 overs)

Match drawn County Ground, Derby Umpires: NL Bainton and NJ Llong

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Play on day 2 reduced to 48 overs due to rain.
• Play on day 3 reduced to 63 overs due to rain.
• Play on day 4 reduced to 37 overs due to hail.
• Points: Glamorgan 12, Derbyshire 11.

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1–4 May Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Kent
260 (64.5 overs) CAJ Meschede 63 (74) ME Claydon 4/59 (16 overs)		488 (111.2 overs) DJ Bell-Drummond 84 (119) MG Hogan 4/91 (29 overs)
414 (94.3 overs) DL Lloyd 107 (128) DI Stevens 4/79 (27 overs)		190/0 (48.4 overs) DJ Bell-Drummond 86* (147)

Kent won by 10 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: RJ Bailey and NGB Cook

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
• HW Podmore (Glam) and HR Bernard (Kent) made their first-class debuts.
• Points: Kent 24, Glamorgan 5.

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8–11 May Scorecard

Worcestershire	v	Glamorgan
456/6d (120.2 overs) BL D'Oliveira 202* (359) GG Wagg 3/103 (25 overs)		42/4 (20 overs) CB Cooke 27* (46) J Leach 2/15 (8 overs)

Match drawn Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: JW Lloyds and PR Pollard

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Play on day 2 was reduced to 45 overs, and no play was possible on days 3 and 4 due to rain.
• NJ Selman (Glam) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Worcestershire 11, Glamorgan 5.

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15–18 May Scorecard

Gloucestershire	v	Glamorgan
262 (67.3 overs) GT Hankins 56 (73) T van der Gugten 3/49 (15 overs)		330 (99.4 overs) DL Lloyd 99 (120) CN Miles 3/74 (24 overs)
336 (122.3 overs) CT Bancroft 70 (158) MG Hogan 4/83 (34 overs)		143 (49 overs) MA Wallace 50 (72) JMR Taylor

Gloucestershire won by 125 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: RK Illingworth and GD Lloyd

• Toss uncontested, Glamorgan elected to field.
• Points: Gloucestershire 21, Glamorgan 6.

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22–25 May Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Essex
260 (75.4 overs) CB Cooke 63 (106) GR Napier 5/82 (20.4 overs)		313 (115 overs) RS Bopara 80 (174) T van der Gugten 5/90 (32 overs)
386/8d (114.5 overs) WD Bragg 161* (312) DD Masters 3/95 (36 overs)		160/5 (63 overs) NLJ Browne 71 (161) MG Hogan 2/10 (10 overs)

Match drawn Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: RJ Bailey and VM Smith (West Indies)

• Toss uncontested, Essex elected to field.
• Points: Glamorgan 10, Essex 10.

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19–22 June Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Kent
351 (80 overs) GG Wagg 83 (120) ME Claydon 5/106 (23 overs)		282 (88.3 overs) SR Dickson 75 (138) T van der Gugten 5/79 (26.3 overs)
279/6d (73 overs) AHT Donald 67 (68) ME Claydon 3/50 (15 overs)

Match drawn Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: SC Gale and RT Robinson

• Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field.
• AP Rouse (Kent) retired hurt on 31* from 157/5 to 205/6.

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2–5 July Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Sussex

Match drawn County Ground, Hove

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17–20 July Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Derbyshire

Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea

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3–6 August Scorecard

Northamptonshire	v	Glamorgan

St. Helen's, Cardiff

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13–16 August Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Worcestershire

New Road, Worcester

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23–26 August Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Sussex

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

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31 August – 2 September Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Northamptonshire

County Ground, Northampton

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6–8 September Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Gloucestershire

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

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12–15 September Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Essex

County Ground, Chelmsford

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20–22 September Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Leicestershire

Grace Road, Leicester

Royal London One-Day Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Ded	Pts	NRR
1	Somerset	8	6	1	1	0	0	13	−0.087
2	Kent Spitfires	8	5	3	0	0	0	10	0.587
3	Essex Eagles	8	4	2	1	1	0	10	−0.119
4	Surrey	8	4	3	0	1	0	9	0.992
5	Hampshire	8	4	4	0	0	0	8	0.393
6	Middlesex	8	4	4	0	0	0	8	0.117
7	Glamorgan	8	3	4	0	1	0	7	−0.320
8	Gloucestershire	8	2	5	0	1	0	5	−0.709
9	Sussex Sharks	8	1	7	0	0	0	2	−0.679

Source: ^[7]

6 June Scorecard

Glamorgan 289 (49.5 overs)	v	Gloucestershire 237 (47.1 overs)
WD Bragg 75 (68) BAC Howell 2/37 (10 overs)		BAC Howell 77 (67) T van der Gugten 3/33 (9.1 overs)

Glamorgan won by 52 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: M Burns and PJ Hartley

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Glamorgan 2, Gloucestershire 0.

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8 June Scorecard

Glamorgan 302/6 (50 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 218 (42.4 overs)
CB Cooke 80 (67) DR Briggs 2/45 (10 overs)		LJ Wright 65 (48) MG Hogan 4/41 (8.4 overs)

Glamorgan won by 84 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: RJ Evans and JW Lloyds

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Glamorgan 2, Sussex 0.

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12 June Scorecard

Kent Spitfires 290/3 (42 overs)	v	Glamorgan 294/7 (40.5 overs)
SW Billings 106* (54) T van der Gugten 1/60 (8 overs)		CA Ingram 95* (53) JC Tredwell 3/55 (8 overs)

Glamorgan won by 3 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: M Burns and SJ O'Shaughnessy

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Glamorgan 2, Kent 0.

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14 June Scorecard

Middlesex 294/7 (50 overs)	v	Glamorgan 266 (48.2 overs)
BB McCullum 110 (85) CA Ingram 3/38 (10 overs)		CA Ingram 85 (73) JEC Franklin 3/34 (7 overs)

Middlesex won by 28 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: BV Taylor and AG Wharf

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Middlesex 2, Glamorgan 0.

NatWest t20 Blast

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Ded	Pts	NRR
1	Gloucestershire	14	10	3	0	1	0	21	0.518
2	Glamorgan	14	8	3	0	3	0	19	1.005
3	Middlesex	14	7	6	0	1	0	15	0.395
4	Essex Eagles	14	7	6	0	1	0	15	0.174
5	Surrey	14	7	7	0	0	0	14	0.153
6	Sussex Sharks	14	5	6	0	3	0	13	−0.053
7	Kent Spitfires	14	6	8	0	0	0	12	−0.643
8	Hampshire	14	4	8	0	2	0	10	−0.691
9	Somerset	14	3	10	0	1	0	7	−0.660

Source: ^[8]

26 May Scorecard

Surrey 93 (17.2 overs)	v	Glamorgan 96/2 (12.2 overs)
SM Curran 21 (20) T van der Gugten 4/14 (4 overs)		JA Rudolph 34* (35) JE Burke 1/8 (2 overs)

Glamorgan won by 8 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: NGB Cook and MJ Saggers Player of the match: T van der Gugten (Glam)

• Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Glamorgan 2, Surrey 0.

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1 June Scorecard

Glamorgan 140/6 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 143/3 (16.2 overs)
AHT Donald 51 (38) RS Bopara 2/18 (4 overs)		JD Ryder 42 (23) DA Cosker 1/22 (4 overs)

Essex won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: NGC Cowley and JH Evans Player of the match: JD Ryder (Essex)

• Essex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Essex 2, Glamorgan 0.

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3 June Scorecard

Hampshire 141 (18.3 overs)	v	Glamorgan 143/5 (16.1 overs)
AJA Wheater 39 (26) MG Hogan 4/28 (4 overs)		AHT Donald 55 (27) LA Dawson 2/15 (4 overs)

Glamorgan won by 5 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: JH Evans and PJ Hartley Player of the match: AHT Donald (Glam)

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Glamorgan 2, Hampshire 0.

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10 June Scorecard

Gloucestershire 168/8 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan 172/4 (18.5 overs)
K Noema-Barnett 37 (22) DW Steyn 2/21 (4 overs)		CA Ingram 64 (30) BAC Howell

Glamorgan won by 6 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: NL Bainton and DJ Millns Player of the match: CA Ingram (Glam)

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Glamorgan 2, Gloucestershire 0.

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15 June Scorecard

Somerset	v	Glamorgan

Match abandoned without a ball bowled County Ground, Taunton Umpires: NA Mallender and RT Robinson

• No toss.
• Points: Somerset 1, Glamorgan 1.

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17 June Scorecard

Glamorgan 175/4 (16 overs)	v	Kent 121 (15.5 overs)
DL Lloyd 97* (49) ME Claydon 2/27 (3 overs)		MT Coles 31 (17) DW Steyn 4/18 (4 overs)

Glamorgan won by 55 runs (D/L method) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: JH Evans and BV Taylor Player of the match: DL Lloyd (Glam)

• Kent won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain reduced the match to 16 overs-a-side.
• Points: Glamorgan 2, Kent 0.

Pre-season friendlies

25 March Scorecard Report

Gloucestershire 131 (39.2 overs)	v	Glamorgan 134/3 (20.4 overs)
MAH Hammond 42 (77) DL Lloyd 3/26 (6.2 overs)		WD Bragg 45* (49) O Currill 1/21 (4 overs)

Glamorgan won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: D Price and R Thomas

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Both sides were able to name up to 13 players in their squads, 11 batting and 11 fielding.

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29 March Scorecard Report

Glamorgan 162/2 (31 overs)	v	Cardiff MCCU
JA Rudolph 44 (54) D Lewis-Williams 2/26 (5 overs)

No result Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: C Evans and J Furnham

• Cardiff MCCU won the toss and elected to field.
• Both sides were able to name up to 13 players in their squads, 11 batting and 11 fielding.

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31 March – 2 April Scorecard

Somerset	v	Glamorgan
323/7d (63 overs) J Allenby 131* (118) GG Wagg 2/22 (10 overs)		286/8d (75.4 overs) JM Kettleborough 100* (219) MTC Waller 3/75 (10.4 overs)
188 (45 overs) RC Davies 70 (75) GG Wagg 5/50 (13 overs)		195/7 (46 overs) WD Bragg 84 (124) TD Groenewald 3/36 (8 overs)

Match drawn Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

• Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.

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11–13 April Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Cardiff MCCU
533/7d (107 overs) AHT Donald 105 (125) AT Thomson 2/45 (13.4 overs)		166/1d (58 overs) JL Lawlor 77 (169) DL Lloyd 1/40 (12 overs)

Match drawn Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: ID Blackwell and AG Wharf

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
• RD Edwards (Cardiff MCCU) made his first-class debut.

References

1. "Glamorgan: Jacques Rudolph appointed captain". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
2. "Glamorgan sign South African international batsman Colin Ingram". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
3. Webb, Nick (20 May 2016). "Dale Steyn: Glamorgan sign South African fast bowler for T20 Blast". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 17 June 2016.
4. "Shaun Tait: Glamorgan sign Australia pace bowler for T20 Blast". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 31 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
5. Webb, Nick (2 February 2016). "Glamorgan sign Middlesex bowler Harry Podmore on loan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation).
6. "Table – County Championship Division Two". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
7. "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
8. "Cricket Tables". ECB.

External links

• Glamorgan home at ESPNcricinfo