Playing record at The Gnoll, Neath by Dr.A.K.Hignell - Hon Statistician and Historian to Glamorgan CCC

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Ground:

The Gnoll, Neath

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GROUND RECORDS IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES

                      P      W      L      D     A
             CC      39     12     11     16     -
              F       4      -      -      4     -
 
First match - July 14, 15, 16, 1934 v Essex

 

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS
For                        409-3d    v  Australians, 1985
Against                    347-4d    by Warwickshire, 1959

 

LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS
For                    43  v  Essex, 1935
Against                57  by Surrey, 1937

 

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS
For                   200* Javed Miandad  v Australians, 1985
Against               219* G.A.Hick       for Worcestershire, 1986

 

BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS
For                   8-48  B.L.Muncer     v Somerset, 1949
Against               9-39  D.J.Halfyard   for Kent, 1957

 

BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH
For                    12- 94  B.L.Muncer    v Somerset, 1949
Against                13- 51  A.E.Moss      for Middlesex, 1960

 

RECORD PARTNERSHIPS
For
 
1   152  B.Hedges and A.Rees               v Warwickshire, 1959
2    87  S.P.James and A.J.Dalton          v Young Australians, 1995
3    97  W.G.A.Parkhouse and W.E.Jones     v Kent, 1957
4   306* Javed Miandad and Younis Ahmed    v Australians, 1985
5   137  M.P.Maynard and P.A.Cottey        v Young Australians, 1934
6   113  W.Wooller and S.Montgomery        v Worcestershire, 1951
7   137  C.C.Smart and G.Lavis             v Yorkshire, 1935
8    38  W.Wooller and J.E.McConnon        v Worcestershire, 1951
9    40* J.F.Steele and T.Davies           v Worcestershire, 1986
10   57  E.C.Jones and P.F.Judge           v Kent, 1939
 

Against
 
1   158  D.C.Boon and M.J.Slater         for Australians, 1993
2   288* G.A.Hick and T.S.Curtis         for Worcestershire, 1986
3   175  N.F.Horner and W.J.Stewart      for Warwickshire, 1959
4   211  D.M.Ward and G.P.Thorpe         for Surrey, 1992
5   164  J.J.Whitaker and L.Potter       for Leicestershire, 1988
6   108  R.A.White and D.A.Allen         for Gloucestershire, 1964
7    74  H.Sutcliffe and A.Wood          for Yorkshire, 1935
8    61  Younis Ahmed and P.I.Pocock     for Surrey, 1968
9    45  J.T.Langer and P.E.McIntyre     for Young Australians, 1964
10   69  F.J.Titmus and R.S.Herman       for Middlesex, 1971

 

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GROUND RECORDS IN LIMITED OVERS GAMES

                            P    W    L    A   T
Gillette Cup                2    1    1    -   -
Benson and Hedges Cup       1    -    1    -   -
Sunday League (40 overs)    8    3    5    -   -
AXA League (50 overs)       1    1    -    -   -
                TOTAL      12    5    7    -   -

 

Highest Innnings Total
For        -  210-5    v  Leicestershire, 1994 (SL)
Against    -  360-3    by Somerset, 1990 (SL)

 

Lowest innings total
For        -    90      v  Yorkshire, 1969 (SL)
Against    -    91-6    by Yorkshire, 1969 (SL)

 

Highest individual innings
For        -     78  E.J.Lewis  v   Worcestershire, 1963 (GC)
Against    -    148  G.D.Rose   for Somerset, 1990 (SL)

 

Best Bowling
For        -  5-36  S.R.Barwick     v   Leicestershire, 1994 (SL)
Against    -  5-43  J.A.Flavell     for Worcestershire, 1963 (GC)

 

Partnerships
 
For
 
1    71  S.P.James and H.Morris         v Leicestershire,1994 (SL)
2    74  H.Morris and G.C.Holmes        v Northamptonshire, 1986 (SL)
3    66  M.P.Maynard and R.J.Shastri    v Essex, 1989 (SL)
4    76  R.C.Ontong and G.C.Holmes      v Essex, 1987 (SL)
5    31  I.V.A.Richards and A.Dale      v Somerset, 1990 (SL)
6    39  O.D.Gibson and R.D.B.Croft     v Leicestershire,1994 (SL)
7    39  A.E.Cordle and E.W.Jones       v Gloucestershire, 1970 (SL)
8    12  C.P.Metson and S.L.Watkin      v Somerset, 1990 (SL)
9    20  S.L.Watkin and S.J.Dennis      v Somerset, 1990 (SL)
10   12  S.L.Watkin and M.Frost         v Somerset, 1990 (SL)
 
1    93  G.I.Macmillan and D.L.Maddy      for Leicestershire, 1994 (SL)
2   117  B.R.Hardie and M.E.Waugh         for Essex, 1989 (SL)
3   223  S.J.Cook and G.D.Rose            for Somerset, 1990 (SL)
4    75* S.J.Cook and R.J.Harden          for Somerset, 1990 (SL)
5    37  R.G.Twose and A.J.Moles          for Warwickshire, 1993 (SL)
6    84  K.W.R.Fletcher and N.A.Foster    for Essex, 1987 (SL)
7    31  A.J.Lamb and S.N.V.Waterton      for Northamptonshire, 1986 (SL)
8    12  J.C.Balderstone and J.Pember     for Leicestershire, 1971 (SL)
9    25* M.Burns and M.A.V.Bell           for Warwickshire, 1993 (SL)
10   19* A.S.Brown and J.J.Davey          for Gloucestershire, 1970 (SL)

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SECOND ELEVEN CRICKET

 

In 2001 Glamorgan played their Second Eleven Trophy match against Worcestershire at The Gnoll.

 

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MINOR COUNTIES CRICKET

 

The Gnoll was also used by Glamorgan 2nd XI in 1949 for their Minor County Championship match against Gloucestershire 2nd XI.

 

In 2000 Wales Minor Counties played against Cornwall at the Neath ground.

 

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