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.
| 2016 season | |||
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| 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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Squad edit
- 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 |
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| Batsmen | ||||||
| 3 | James Kettleborough |  England |
22 October 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 4 | Jacques Rudolph ‡ | South Africa |
4 May 1981 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right arm leg break | Overseas player; club captain[1] |
| 6 | Jeremy Lawlor | Wales |
4 November 1995 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 9 | Nick Selman | Australia |
18 October 1995 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 12 | Aneurin Donald | Wales |
20 December 1996 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 41 | Colin Ingram | South Africa |
3 July 1985 (aged 30) | Left-handed | — | Kolpak registration;[2] occasional wicket-keeper |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 7 | Jack Murphy | Wales |
15 July 1995 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium | |
| 8 | Graham Wagg | England |
28 April 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Left arm medium | |
| 14 | David Lloyd | Wales |
15 June 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 20 | Ruaidhri Smith |  Scotland |
5 August 1994 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 44 | Craig Meschede | South Africa |
21 November 1991 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 18 | Mark Wallace* | Wales |
19 November 1981 (aged 34) | Left-handed | — | |
| 22 | Will Bragg | Wales |
24 October 1986 (aged 29) | Left-handed | — | |
| 46 | Chris Cooke* | South Africa |
30 May 1986 (aged 29) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 11 | Kieran Bull | Wales |
5 April 1995 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 21 | Andrew Salter | Wales |
1 June 1993 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 23 | Dean Cosker* | England |
7 January 1978 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 27 | Dale Steyn | South Africa |
27 June 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Twenty20 only[3] |
| 30 | Dewi Penrhyn Jones | Wales |
9 September 1994 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | |
| 31 | Michael Hogan | Australia |
31 May 1981 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| 32 | Shaun Tait | Australia |
22 February 1983 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Overseas player; Twenty20 only[4] |
| 64 | Timm van der Gugten |  Netherlands |
25 February 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| — | Harry Podmore | England |
23 July 1994 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | On loan from Middlesex until 25 May 2016[5] |
County Championship edit
In 2016 Glamorgan will play in Division Two of the County Championship.
| Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | |
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| 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
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- 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.
24–27 April
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- 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.
1–4 May
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190/0 (48.4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 86* (147) |
- 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.
8–11 May
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- 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.
15–18 May
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- Toss uncontested, Glamorgan elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 21, Glamorgan 6.
19–22 June
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- Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field.
- AP Rouse (Kent) retired hurt on 31* from 157/5 to 205/6.
17–20 July
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3–6 August
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13–16 August
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31 August – 2 September
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6–8 September
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20–22 September
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Royal London One-Day Cup edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
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| 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
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Glamorgan
289 (49.5 overs) |
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Gloucestershire
237 (47.1 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Gloucestershire 0.
8 June
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Glamorgan
302/6 (50 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
218 (42.4 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Sussex 0.
12 June
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Kent Spitfires
290/3 (42 overs) |
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Glamorgan
294/7 (40.5 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Kent 0.
NatWest t20 Blast edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
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| 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
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Surrey
93 (17.2 overs) |
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Glamorgan
96/2 (12.2 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Surrey 0.
1 June
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Glamorgan
140/6 (20 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
143/3 (16.2 overs) |
- Essex won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Essex 2, Glamorgan 0.
3 June
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Hampshire
141 (18.3 overs) |
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Glamorgan
143/5 (16.1 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Hampshire 0.
10 June
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Gloucestershire
168/8 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan
172/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Pre-season friendlies edit
Gloucestershire
131 (39.2 overs) |
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Glamorgan
134/3 (20.4 overs) |
- 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.
Glamorgan
162/2 (31 overs) |
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JA Rudolph 44 (54)
D Lewis-Williams 2/26 (5 overs) |
- 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.
11–13 April
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- 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 edit
- ^ "Glamorgan: Jacques Rudolph appointed captain". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Glamorgan sign South African international batsman Colin Ingram". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Shaun Tait: Glamorgan sign Australia pace bowler for T20 Blast". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 31 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Webb, Nick (2 February 2016). "Glamorgan sign Middlesex bowler Harry Podmore on loan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation).
- ^ "Table – County Championship Division Two". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Cricket Tables". ECB.
External links edit
- Glamorgan home at ESPNcricinfo