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DEPARTING Glamorgan boss  Matthew Mott is desperate to sign off his three-year stay in Wales by winning silverware in a Lord’s final against Nottinghamshire. The head of elite performance last month announced his decision to return to Australia at the end of the season. Mott has since guided Glamorgan to the YB40 final on September 21, only the third time …

DEPARTING Glamorgan boss  Matthew Mott is desperate to sign off his three-year stay in Wales by winning silverware in a Lord’s final against Nottinghamshire. The head of elite performance last month announced his decision to return to Australia at the end of the season. Mott has since guided Glamorgan to the YB40 final on September 21, only the third time …

Jim Allenby says winning a trophy this season will be a huge achievement for Glamorgan after they moved into the YB40 final by beating Hampshire. Glamorgan batted first in Saturday’s semi-final at the Ageas Bowl and made 234-4, with Allenby scoring 74 runs. He then took 2-18 to restrict Hampshire to 203-8 and secure a 31-run victory. Recent CB40 finals …

Jim Allenby played the starring role as Glamorgan upset YB40 holders Hampshire at Southampton to earn their place in a first Lord’s final for 13 years. All Glamorgan’s batsmen reached double figures in a healthy score of 234-4. But the key contributor was Allenby, who made an unbeaten 74, sharing an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 84 with Ben Wright (47 …

GLAMORGAN have released ticket details for their third Lord’s final appearance on September 21. Following the semi-final victory at the Ageas Bowl against Hampshire, Glamorgan will travel to Lord’s on to play a limited overs final at the home of cricket for the first time since 2000 as they contest the Yorkshire Bank 40 trophy against either Nottinghamshire or Somerset …

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Australian-born Allenby, 30, was Glamorgan’s top scorer with an unbeaten 74 and then took two wickets as Hampshire were knocked out at the semi-final stage of a limited overs competition for the second time this season. Glamorgan head for Lord’s for only the third time in their history and the first for 13 years on the back of Allenby’s efforts. …

Australian-born Allenby, 30, was Glamorgan’s top-scorer with an unbeaten 74 and then took two wickets for 18 runs from eight miserly overs as Hampshire were knocked out at the semi-final stage of a limited-overs competition for the second time this season. Glamorgan head for Lord’s for only the third time in their history and the first for 13 years on …

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