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Playing record at Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd by Dr.A.K.Hignell - Hon Statistician and Historian to Glamorgan CCC

Ground:

GROUND RECORDS IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES: 1926 - 1999

P W L D A County Championship 36 8 10 17 1 Friendlies 7 3 2 2 -

First match : 3rd, 5th, 6th July 1926 v Derbyshire (CC)

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS
Glamorgan          421        v  Warwickshire, 1937
Opponents          461-2dec   by Pakistanis, 1996

LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS
Glamorgan           68        v  Leicestershire, 1929
Opponents           53        by Somerset, 1946

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS
Glamorgan           150*  J.S.Pressdee      v   Cambridge University, 1965
Opponents           219*  Saeed Anwar       for Pakistanis, 1996

BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS
Glamorgan          8-60    J.Mercer     v   South Africans, 1929
Opponents         10-18    G.Geary      for Leicestershire, 1929

BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH
Glamorgan         14-119   J.Mercer     v   South Africans, 1929
Opponents         16- 96   G.Geary      for Leicestershire, 1929

RECORD WICKET PARTNERSHIPS - Glamorgan

1 175 A.H.Dyson and D.E.Davies v Sussex, 1939 2 107 W.G.A.Parkhouse and L.N.Devereux v Derbyshire, 1957 3 89 M.J.L.Turnbull and R.J.Duckfield v Northamptonshire, 1934 4 141 D.L.Hemp and P.A.Cottey v South Africans, 1994 5 104 M.P.Maynard and P.A.Cottey v South Africans, 1994 6 130 N.V.H.Riches and J.C.Clay v Derbyshire, 1926 7 67 G.Lavis and T.L.Brierley v Somerset, 1935 8 69 D.E.Davies and J.C.Clay v Sussex, 1939 9 61 J.E.McConnon and H.G.Davies v Kent, 1952 10 58 J.B.Evans and D.J.Shepherd v Worcestershire, 1960

RECORD WICKET PARTNERSHIPS - Opponents

1 106 M.J.Horton and R.G.A.Headley for Worcestershire, 1960 2 104 R.J.Langridge and E.R.Dexter for Sussex, 1964 3 362* Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq for Pakistanis, 1996 4 99 John Langridge and James Langridge for Sussex, 1939 5 121 A.C.Revill and J.Kelly for Derbyshire, 1953 6 84* P.D.Johnson and P.H.Edmonds for Cambridge University, 1971 7 116 R.E.S.Wyatt and P.Cranmer for Warwickshire, 1937 8 37 B.Taylor and W.T.Greensmith for Essex, 1955 9 80* W.T.Greensmith and R.Ralph for Essex, 1955 10 58 H.D.Burrough and W.T.Luckes for Somerset, 1935

GROUND RECORDS IN LIMITED OVERS GAMES: 1970 - 1999

P W L A T Benson and Hedges Cup 1 1 - - - Sunday League (40 overs) 7 2 2 3 - National League (45 overs) 1 1 - - - Friendlies 1 - 1 - - TOTAL 10 4 3 3 -

First Match: 6th September 1970 v Essex (SL)

Highest Innings Total
Glamorgan        294-4    v  Surrey, 1999 (NL)
Opponents        255-5    by Rest of the World, 1995 (F)

Lowest innings total
Glamorgan         99-7    v  Essex, 1990 (SL)
Opponents         283     by Lancashire, 1988 (SL)

Highest individual Innings
Glamorgan        155* J.H.Kallis          v   Surrey, 1999 (NL)
Opponents        110  S.V.Manjrekar       for Rest of the World, 1995 (F)

Best Bowling
Glamorgan     3-8    S.R.Barwick      v   Lancashire, 1988 (SL)
Opponents     4-12   G.I.Burgess      for Somerset, 1972 (B&H)

Highest Wicket Partnerships - By Glamorgan
 
1   133   S.P.James and H.Morris              v Essex, 1995 (SL)
2    43   A.Dale and M.P.Maynard              v Leicestershire, 1998 (SL)
3   204   J.H.Kallis and M.P.Maynard          v Surrey, 1999 (NL)
4    75   A.J.Dalton and A.D.Shaw             v Rest of the World, 1995 (F)
5    64*  S.P.James and P.A.Cottey            v Durham, 1997 (SL) 
6    59   M.P.Maynard and A.Dale              v Essex, 1995 (SL) 
7    33   J.Derrick  and C.P.Metson           v Essex, 1991 (SL) 
8    22*  G.P.Butcher and  B.S.Phelps         v Rest of the World, 1995 (F) 
9    11   F.J.Davis and  D.J.Shepherd         v Essex, 1970 (SL)
10    5   D.A.Cosker and S.L.Watkin           v Leicestershire, 1998 (SL)
 
Highest Wicket Partnerships - By Opponents
 
1   164   S.V.Manjrekar and D.J.Callaghan   for Rest of the World, 1995 (F)
2    32   I.J.Ward and J.D.Radcliff         for Surrey, 1999 (NL)
3    60   B.Ward and K.W.R.Fletcher         for Essex, 1970 (SL)
4    66   G.A.Gooch and R.C.Irani           for Essex, 1995 (SL)
5    68   C.C.Lewis and D.L.Maddy           for Leicestershire, 1998 (SL)
6    57   D.J.Bicknell and G.P.Butcher      for Surrey, 1999 (NL) 
7    35   C.C.Lewis and J.M.Dakin           for Leicestershire, 1998 (SL) 
8    15   T.W.Cartwright and D.J.S.Taylor   for Somerset, 1972 (B&H) 
9    12   D.J.Bicknell and J.E.Benjamin     for Surrey, 1999 (NL)
10    1   J.E.Benjamin and I.E.Bishop       for Surrey, 1999 (NL)

SECOND ELEVEN CRICKET

Glamorgan have staged the following 2nd XI matches at Ynysangharad Park:

1995 v Surrey
1996 v Somerset
1996 v Essex
1997 v Yorkshire
1997 v Hampshire

MINOR COUNTIES CRICKET

In 1935 Glamorgan 2nd XI played their Minor County Championship fixture with Middlesex 2nd XI at Pontypridd.

In more recent times, Wales MC have staged the following Minor Counties Championship fixtures at Ynysangharad Park:

1995 v Oxfordshire
1996 v Shropshire
1997 v Cheshire

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