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Matthew Maynard has been named as Somerset’s new director of cricket. The 48-year-old has been coaching in South Africa and the Caribbean Premier League since quitting as Glamorgan boss four years ago. The former England batsman and batting coach arrives at Taunton following the departure of Dave Nosworthy at the end of the season. South African Nosworthy announced last month …

Somerset County Cricket Club have announced that former Glamorgan man Matthew Maynard has been appointed as the club’s new Director of Cricket. Maynard has plenty of experience as a coach and enjoyed a long and successful playing career in the English first-class game. He has since had considerable success as a coach. The 48 year old spent the whole of …

VIEW GALLERY   Michael Hogan was named Glamorgan and St Helen’s Balconiers Player of the Year 2014 at the Annual Awards night at the Tower’s Hotel, Swansea for the second year in succession. Hogan’s 63 wickets in the LV= County Championship this year at an average of 19.55 runs apiece, along with 35 wickets in limited-overs cricket has seen him …

Glamorgan have confirmed they have offered young batsman James Kettleborough a two-year contract with the club. The 21-year-old made his debut for Northamptonshire earlier in the summer and went onto make nine appearances for the Steelbacks, putting in some impressive performances along the way. Kettleborough, who consistently made high scores for the 2nd XI, including 120 against Kent 2nd XI, …

Glamorgan have confirmed the signing of Northamptonshire opener James Kettleborough on a two-year contract. Kettleborough, 21, joins the Welsh county after four batsmen left. Glamorgan coach Toby Radford said: “We believe he can add real value to us, particularly in four-day cricket.” “It’s a big move for me from Northampton and a completely new challenge,” said Kettleborough, who averages 25 …

Glamorgan have signed Northamptonshire opener James Kettleborough, according to the English county’s chief executive David Smith. Kettleborough, 21, joins the Welsh county after four batsmen left. Smith told BBC Radio Northampton: “We offered James a one-year contract… but he’s decided to go to Glamorgan. “In terms of where we are, we felt as a team that one-year was sufficient at …

Hampshire seal title with win against Glamorgan despite Essex looming JAMES TOMLINSON helped to seal County Championship Division Two title for Hampshire yesterday after a return of six for 48 saw his side to a massive 291-run victory over Glamorgan inside three days. Hampshire had gone into the final match knowing a simple victory would gain them the second promotion …

Hampshire 357 (Vince 144, Ervine 107, Allenby 4-74) and 258 for 9 dec (Adams 91, Allenby 6-54) beat Glamorgan 172 (Wallace 51, Wood 4-42) and 152 (Donald 59, Tomlinson 6-48) by 291 runsScorecard Hampshire won Division Two with an emphatic 291-run win. They return to Division One after three years away, with each of those years starting with them dubbed …

Hampshire clinched promotion and the Division Two title with a 291-run win over Glamorgan, helped by a stunning bowling display from James Tomlinson. Hampshire began the final round of fixtures knowing victory in Cardiff would secure a return to Division One. Their success, coupled with an innings defeat for Worcestershire at Essex, ensured they finished as champions. Tomlinson took a …

Glamorgan fans have cheered Pakistan batsman Majid Khan and Indian all-rounder Ravi Shastri, recruited as overseas players in the 1960s and 1980s respectively. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly also played five matches for the county in 2005. But although south Wales’ West Indian community delivered Tony Cordle and Rupert Hill in the 1960s and 1970s, the county is yet to …