Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast

09/01/2026

The latest episode of the podcast can be found here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

Bhavya Dhoshi left his home in cricket-mad Kolkata to study media at Cardiff Metropolitan University. He is now a key member of Glamorgan’s media team.

The podcast caught up with him before Christmas to talk about the interesting times ahead for the county and for Welsh Fire under the new joint ownership of Glamorgan and Washington Freedom.

He also shared insights in what it is like to do media interviews and clips for Glamorgan – and which Glamorgan players are the most fun to work with! And he talked about his love of St Fagans Cricket Club.

But, to begin, Bhavya offered a fascinating insight in the culture of cricket back home in India.

Presented by Greg Lewis.

29/12/2025

The latest episode of the podcast is available here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

In this second installment of our review of 2025 we listen to clips from a number of episodes covering a range of subjects. These are:

The Nantgarw China Cup

The Aboriginal Touring side of 1868

Sir Geoffrey Boycott's memories of playing at St Helens in Swansea

The Gorseinon Cricket Club women's volunteers

Glamorgan's oldest follower Dr Dr Subrahmanyam Ganesh

We would like to thank all those who have contributed to the podcast over the last year. If you have a story or would like your club to feature then just contact us , on Facebook at the Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast OR by email on [email protected]

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.

29/12/2025

Everyone here at the podcast is deeply saddened by yesterday's news of the passing of Hugh Morris.

A wonderful player, a gifted administrator and a good man.

His contribution to welsh cricket has been immeasurable.

Our deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends.

19/12/2025

The latest episode of the museum podcast is available here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

This week's episode is the first of two looking back at some of the highlights of the podcast over the past year.

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.

05/12/2025

The latest episode of the museum podcast is available here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

The medical research carried out by Dr David Owen OBE into Parkinson’s Disease has helped countless people around the world.

But, away of the lab, it’s a love of cricket which has kept him going.

And that includes a vivid memory of a hundred partnership he shared with Geoffrey Boycott in the 1980s. It’s a great story and as Dr Owen notes, “he was as difficult as one might have imagined!”.

In this episode, Dr Owen shares his memories of that innings and subsequent meetings with Boycott, and much more: watching Don Shepherd versus Richie Benaud, chatting to Wes Hall about one special match, playing with Peter May, and umpiring Stuart Broad and Samit Patel.

Presented by Greg Lewis.

21/11/2025

The latest episode of the museum podcast is available here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

It was 1956 when Dr Subrahmanyam Ganesh arrived in Wales from India to work in the NHS.

He was already a fan of Glamorgan, having followed their 1948 County Championship win on the radio. Wilf Wooller was one of his favourite players.

On leaving India, his father told him: “Don't be a stranger in your adopted country. Become a useful member of the community and give something back in return.”

This he did – and more! He became a much-respected GP in Merthyr Tydfil (even attending the terrible aftermath of the Aberfan disaster), a long-standing Rotarian, and a dedicated follower of Glamorgan CCC.

Now 96, he made it to every Glammy home game of the 2025 season.

Presented by Greg Lewis.

For further information and a wonderful BBC interview with Dr Ganesh you can go here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/KmmR515k2tpQFGm5X00MQc/meet-ganesh-one-of-the-welsh-valley-s-first-asian-doctors

And here you can find some more interviews with the Dr on a South Asian Oral History website:

https://southasianbritain.org/oral-histories/subramanyam-ganesh/

06/11/2025

The latest episode of the museum podcast is available here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

In this episode, the longest ever in the history of our podcast, we hear almost 50 contributors share their memories of the St Helen's ground in Swansea.

Now no longer a cricket venue, St Helen's has been at the heart of Glamorgan's journey as a first class county and has hosted many famous games and famous names as well as cricketing exploits that reverberate through the history of the game of cricket itself.

Contributions include those by:

Andrew Hignell, pre-eminent historian of cricket in Wales

Mal Pope, singer, radio dj and composer

Fred Raffle (long time blind supporter of Glamorgan CCC)

Peter Hybart (ex CEO of Cricket Wales)

Dan Cherry (CEO of Glamorgan)

Mark Rhyderch-Roberts (Chair, Glamorgan CCC)

Alan Wilkins (President, Glamorgan CCC)

Ken Lewis (Glamorgan's oldest living player)

Steve Watkin

Dean Cosker

Tony Cottee

Ossie Wheatley

Tony Lewis

Hugh Morris

Alan Butcher

Matt Maynard

David H**p

Alan Jones

Waqar Younis

Jack Russel

David Gower

Sir Geoffrey Boycott

Max Boyce

24/10/2025

The latest episode of the museum podcast is available here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

In this episode we talk to the 6 remaining members of the Gowerton Cricket Club Team who made history by being the first welsh club to win the prestigious Haig Village Trophy in 1975.

Those players are:

John Morris

John Richards

Mike Rowlands

Colin Airey

Adrian Daniel and

Edward Bevan

The players talk about the team as a whole, the reasons for their success in the competition and the different games they played along the way to get to the final at Lords as well as the final itself.

We also talk about the 5 players from the side who are sadly no longer alive. They were:

Graham Young

Teifion Davies

Robert Evans

Wayne Harries and

Bill Thomas

The competition remains to this day. Those interested in learning a little bit more about it can go here:

https://www.nationalvillagecup.com/

The scorecard for the final can be found here:

https://www.nationalvillagecup.com/1975-village-cup-final-gowerton-v-isleham/

10/10/2025

The latest episode of the podcast is available here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

In this episode we meet and talk to members of Swansea Cricket Club about their memories of playing at the iconic St Helen's ground, their feelings about cricket coming to an end there and their hopes and plans for a new future for the club.

Ex players contributing to the podcast are:

Huw Rees

Andrew Roe

Steve Meredith

John Courtney

Stuart Owen

Paul Jones

We also speak to current club secretary Chris Hamilton Smith, Chair Mike Hayden and Treasurer Steve Davies

11/09/2025

The latest episode of the podcast is available here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

In this episode we talk to Nick Evans and Bill Carne about the premier cup competition of the Pembrokeshire area, The Harrison-Allen Bowl.

We talk, first, to Nick Evans who has served on the Prmbrokeshire County Club Committee for over 30 years and has a cricketing history of nearly 75 years in the County.

Then we chat to Bill Carne; reporter, radio show host and driving force behind the website Pembrokeshire sport:

http://www.pembrokeshiresport.co.uk/

We hear about the history of the competition, the trophy itself, famous games and performances and clubs that have competed in the final.

Sadly, thus year's bowl final was rearranged twice and was still defeated by the weather so has been postponed until next season. We will do our best to bring you that game.

05/09/2025

The latest episode of the podcast is available here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

In this episode we meet and talk to Mike Price, longstanding member of Cimla Cricket Club who has researched the club's history and published it in a small pamphlet.

Tom Roberts, scorer at the club from its inception in 1925, bequeathed a complete collection of scorebooks for the club to Mike who has taken an interest in the history of the club ever since.

He talks a little, first, about the village of Cimla before talking about the history of the club, starting in 1925.

Later in the episode we talk to Stuart and Steve Jones, father and son, who have both given many years service to Cimla.

29/08/2025

The latest episode of the museum podcast is available here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213

She is joined on the recordings by the following:

John Blythe (Secretary of Mumbles Cricket Club)

Jaimie Thomas (Mumbles Cricket Club)

Jerry Steele (President Mumbles Cricket Club)

Clive Henson (Chairman, Langland Bay Golf Club)

Alan Bagnall (Mumbles Cricket Club)

Mike Bagnall (Mumbles Cricket Club)

You can read the obituary notice placed on the Mumbles Cricket Club website at the time of his death here:

https://www.mumblescricket.com/?p=18892

Local Mumbles history project, 'The Story of Mumbles', honoured him in this following article:

https://www.storyofmumbles.org.uk/catalogue_item/tribute-to-mark-pompey-portsmouth-may-1957-10-september-2024