Glamorgan Records at Avenue Road, Abergavenny by Dr.A.K.Hignell - Hon Statistician and Historian to Glamorgan CCC

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Ground:

Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny

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PLAYING RECORDS IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES 1983-1998

                          P      W      L      D    A
County Championship      14      3      3      8    -
 
First Match : 22nd, 23rd, 24th May 1983 v Worcestershire (CC)

 

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS
Glamorgan           514-9d       v  Gloucestershire, 1991
Opponents           514-4d       by Worcestershire, 1990

 

LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS
Glamorgan          168      v  Derbyshire, 1986
Opponents          140      by Gloucestershire, 1991

 

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS
Glamorgan      164     M.P.Maynard    v Gloucestershire, 1995
Opponents      254*    A.Symonds      for Gloucestershire, 1995

 

BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS
Glamorgan    6-56    Waqar Younis     v Northamptonshire, 1997
Opponents    9-76    J.Srinath      for Gloucestershire, 1995

 

BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH
Glamorgan       10-134     Waqar Younis     v Northamptonshire, 1997
Opponents      13-150      J.Srinath       for Gloucestershire, 1995

 

HIGHEST WICKET PARTNERSHIPS - By Glamorgan
 
  1st    256   A.R.Butcher and H.Morris        v Worcestershire, 1990
  2nd    145   H.Morris and D.L.Hemp           v Gloucestershire, 1995
  3rd    306   M.P.Maynard and D.L.Hemp        v Gloucestershire, 1995
  4th    216   A.R.Butcher and R.J.Shastri     v Middlesex, 1989
  5th    186   D.L.Hemp and P.A.Cottey         v Kent, 1991
  6th    124   R.D.B.Croft and N.G.Cowley      v Worcestershire, 1990
  7th     88*  R.J.Shastri and C.P.Metson      v Middlesex, 1989
  8th     85   O.D.Gibson and C.P.Metson       v Kent, 1994
  9th     73   S.D.Thomas and N.M.Kendrick     v Gloucestershire, 1995
 10th     58   S.D.Thomas and S.L.Watkin       v Gloucestershire, 1995

 

HIGHEST WICKET PARTNERSHIPS - By Opponents
 
  1st    200*  T.S.Curtis and W.P.C.Weston     for Worcestershire, 1996
  2nd    192   T.S.Curtis and G.A.Hick         for Worcestershire, 1988
  3rd    264   G.A.Hick and D.B.D'Oliveira     for Worcestershire, 1990 
  4th    121   M.W.Alleyne and A.Symonds       for Gloucestershire, 1995 
  5th     84   G.D.Rose and N.D.Burns          for Somerset, 1992 
  6th    213   A.Symonds and R.C.J.Williams    for Gloucestershire, 1995 
  7th     79   K.M.Curran and J.P.Taylor       for Northamptonshire, 1997 
  8th     84   A.Symonds and J.Srinath         for Gloucestershire, 1995 
  9th     83   M.Davies and C.A.Walsh          for Gloucestershire, 1993
 10th     67   A.Symonds and V.J.Pike          for Gloucestershire, 1995

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Playing Record in Limited Overs cricket

                            P    W    L    A    T
Sunday League (40 overs)    2    1    1    -    -
Friendlies                  1    1    -    -    -
 
First match - 10th May, 1981 v Worcestershire (SL)

 

Highest Innings Total
Glamorgan      258-8      v Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)
Opponents      257-9      by Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)

 

Lowest innings Total
Glamorgan       152      v Worcestershire, 1981 (SL)
Opponents       153-7    by Northamptonshire, 1982 (SL)

 

Highest Individual Innings
Glamorgan     100  R.C.Ontong          v Northamptonshire, 1982 (SL)
Opponents      76  J.C.Foat            v Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)

 

Best bowling
Glamorgan         3-54   G.Richards      v Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)
Opponents         4-91   Zaheer Abbas    for Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)

 

Highest Wicket Partnerships - By Glamorgan
 
  1st     27   A.Jones and J.A.Hopkins        v Worcestershire, 1981 (SL)
  2nd     21   A.L.Jones and D.A.Francis      v Northamptonshire, 1982 (SL)
  3rd     68   D.A.Francis and R.C.Ontong     v Northamptonshire, 1982 (SL)
  4th     47   R.C.Ontong and J.A.Hopkins     v Northamptonshire, 1982 (SL)
  5th     16   R.C.Ontong and C.J.C.Rowe      v Northamptonshire, 1982 (SL)
  6th     38   R.C.Ontong and E.W.Jones       v Worcestershire, 1981 (SL)
  7th     38   R.C.Ontong and B.J.Lloyd       v Northamptonshire, 1982 (SL)
  8th      9*  B.J.Lloyd and E.W.Jones        v Northamptonshire, 1982 (SL)
  9th      5   E.A.Moseley and B.J.Lloyd      v Worcestershire, 1981 (SL)
 10th      7   B.J.Lloyd and S.R.Barwick      v Worcestershire, 1981 (SL)

 

Highest Wicket Partnerships - By Opponents
 
  1st   36    A.W.Stovold and A.J.Hignell     for Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)
  2nd   45    A.W.Stovold and J.C.Foat        for Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)
  3rd   85    J.C.Foat and Zaheer Abbas       for Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)
  4th   43    A.J.Lamb and G.Cook             for Northamptonshire, 1982 (SL) 
  5th   30    E.J.O.Hemsley and D.J.Humphries for Worcestershire, 1981 (SL)
  6th   25    R.G.Williams and D.J.Capel      for Northamptonshire, 1982 (SL)
  7th   37    J.Birkenshaw and J.D.Inchmore   for Worcestershire, 1981 (SL)
  8th    3    J.C.Foat and J.H.Shackleton     for Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)
  9th   23    J.H.Shackleton and M.J.Vernon   for Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)
 10th   19*   J.H.Shackleton and J.J.Davey    for Gloucestershire, 1977 (F)

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SECOND ELEVEN CRICKET

 

Glamorgan have played the following 2nd XI fixtures at Abergavenny:

 
1987 v Lancashire
1988 v Nottinghamshire
1988 v Warwickshire (Bain Clarkson)
1989 v Worcestershire (Bain Clarkson)
1991 v Worcestershire
1992 v Middlesex
1998 v Durham
1998 v Leicestershire
1999 v Hampshire
2001 v Worcestershire

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MINOR COUNTIES CRICKET

 

Abergavenny has also hosted the following Minor Counties Championship games, played by Glamorgan 2nd XI (1948-50) and Wales Minor Counties (1999-):

 

1948 v Devon
1949 v Lancashire 2nd XI
1950 v Worcestershire 2nd XI
1999 v Herefordshire
2001 v Herefordshire

 

(Article: Copyright © 2003 Dr.A.K.Hignell)