Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast
A Podcast interviewing a range of people from all areas of the great country of Wales who have a connection with or a story to tell about the great game of cricket.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 154
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Mr Wooller's Legacy: A History of Cricket at Colwyn Bay and in Denbigshire (Part 2)
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In this second episode authors David Parry and Andrew Hignell outline some more of the history of cricket in North Wales focussing on the Colwyn Bay Cricket Club…
Lucy Norman - Taking the Game Forward in North Wales
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Lucy is the first ever female chair of any recreational cricket league in Wales. She is one of two women who have been appointed as chairs of ECB accredited pr…
Mr Wooller's Legacy - A History of Cricket at Colwyn Bay and in Denbigshire (Part 1)
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This book, written and published to coincide with the centenary of Colwyn Bay Cricket Club, looks at the history of cricket in Denbigshire besides tracing how th…
Heroes and Headlines: St Helen's: A Tribute (Part 3)
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In this the final episode in tribute to the St Helen's ground Richard Bentley talks us through some of the great names who have played at the ground. We discuss…
Heroes and Headlines: St Helen's: A Tribute (Part 2)
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In this week’s episode we return to discuss the history of St Helen’s as a venue for first class cricket. Our guest is Richard Bentley who is the co-author, wit…
Neath Cricket Club - 175th Anniversary
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Neath Cricket Club was founded in 1848 and is this year celebrating it’s 175th Anniversary. As part of it’s celebrations it hosted an MCC XI at the Gnoll on Wed…
St. Helen's: A Tribute (Part 1)
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In this episode we interview broadcaster and author Alun Wyn Bevan about the non cricketing history of the ground covering some stories from his 2007 book 'St He…
Special Episode: Walking in the Valleys for Young Cricketers
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Last year, 5 cricket clubs in and around Cardiff got together for a fundraising walk for the junior sections of their clubs. The brainchild of Cardiff Cricket C…
Three Englishmen of Wales
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In this episode we speak to three Englishmen who have made their home in Wales and have played most if not all of their adult cricket here, representing Wales in…
Doug and the Don
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This episode marks the opening of a new exhibit at the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket entitled 'Doug and the Don'.
Doug and The Don is a special exhibition that was …
Michael Hogan (Part 3): The End of an Era
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In this, the final part of our trilogy of podcast episodes Michael Hogan finishes with some reflections on his time playing for the welsh county.
We run through s…
Michael Hogan (Part 2): The Glamorgan Years
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In this episode, Michael talks about his reason for coming to England. He talks about Justin Langer as a coach and responds to what Justin thought of him.
He exp…
Michael Hogan (Part 1): The Australian Years
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In this episode we hear from Glamorgan bowler Michael Hogan who has been with the welsh county since 2013 but has a first class career going back to 2009 with We…
The South Wales Junior Cricket League: Happy 50th Birthday
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This year was the 50th Anniversary of the South Wales Junior Cricket League. As part of their celebrations they held a match between a Wales Over 50 XI and a re…
Joseph Lovering - from gravestone to Grace. The story of a Victorian professional cricketer
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The latest episode is a voyage of discovery. Eleri Phillips and Martyn Griffiths are members of St Cadwg’s Church in Cadoxton near Neath. Eleri, a recent volun…
Llandovery College and The Old Llandoverian Cricket Society
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This episode features the college and the Old Llandoverians Cricket Society and there are interviews with current Chair of the Society, David Stevens, as well a…
Glamorgan at The Gnoll
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This week has seen the return of first class cricket to Neath. Glamorgan County Cricket Club have hosted two of their Royal London One Day Cup games against Lan…
Llandaff Cricket Club: An Interview with Sohail Rauf
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Sohail has been one of the most important figures developing cricket in the Cardiff community he was born and brought up in for the last twenty years.
As a playe…
Miskin Manor Cricket Club
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In this episode we talk to Gwilym Balinger and Keith Davies, longstanding members of the club and Val Whiteley, proud recipient of the Clubperson of the Year A…
Where Are They Now ? - Kevin Lyons
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Kevin has had almost 60 years involvement in the game of cricket in Wales that has ranged across playing in the first class game, coaching and umpiring.
Born in C…