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Glamorgan have received a bowling boost ahead of the season after seamers Huw Waters and Will Owen announced their return to fitness. The Welsh county received some bad news last week when it emerged England hopeful Mike Reed was battling to be fit for the start of the season with a knee problem. Waters missed the whole of 2013 with …

Glamorgan have announced a series of roadshows around Wales where attendees will be able to discuss their views with players and coaches The roadshows start at Ynystawe CC on March 4 and will be followed by further events in Croesyceiliog CC on March 10, Haverfordwest, March 13; Llandrindod Wells March 17, SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff – March 20, Mold – March …

Former Glamorgan cricketer Bernard Hedges has died aged 86, the club has announced. He died peacefully at his home in the Mumbles, Swansea, on Saturday. The top-order batsman had an 18-year career in first-class cricket, during which time he amassed 17,733 runs in 422 appearances for the Welsh county, and struck 21 centuries. He also wrote his name into the …

Former Glamorgan batsman Bernard Hedges has passed away at the age of 86, the club have announced. Hedges was one of the county’s most consistent performers in his 18-year first-class career, scoring 17,733 runs in 422 matches, including 21 centuries. He earned a place in club history in 1963 when he became the first Glamorgan player to score a century …

Bernard Hedges played 18 seasons for Glamorgan Former Glamorgan batsman Bernard Hedges, one of the county’s all-time highest run scorers, has died at his home in Mumbles, Swansea, aged 86. He had an 18-year career in first-class cricket between 1950 and 1967, scoring 17,733 runs, including 21 centuries, in 422 games. Hedges passed 2,000 runs in his best season, 1961, …

New signing Jacques Rudolph will miss Glamorgan’s opening game of the new Championship season away to Surrey. Rudolph will be participating in Iron Man South Africa  on 6 April, the same day Glamorgan begin the new campaign. The Iron Man South Africa event attracts 2,000 competitors and consists of a 3.8km swim, 180km cycle followed by a 42.2km run. “The …

Glamorgan have confirmed overseas star Jacques Rudolph will miss the start of the season as he prepares to complete an Iron Man in South Africa. Rudolph will compete in Iron Man South Africa on April 6, the day Glamorgan begin their county championship match against Surrey at the Oval. The South African opening batsman has been signed for two years …

Glamorgan have suffered a pre-season blow after it emerged England fast bowling hopeful Mike Reed is a doubt for the start of the season. Reed has undergone surgery on a knee injury which has ruled him out of an ECB winter training camp in South Africa. After an impressive breakthrough season in 2013 during which he took 38 championship wickets …

Former ECB cricket boss Hugh Morris has hailed Andy Flower after the Zimbabwean stepped down as the team director last week. It was announced last Friday Flower would move on from his role as Test coach following England’s 5-0 Ashes whitewash this winter. He himself made it clear, after the final Test defeat in Sydney this month, that he intended …

Jim Allenby, the Australia-born allrounder, has been restored to Glamorgan’s T20 captaincy, a year after losing the position led to him considering his future at the club. Allenby was demoted having performed the role in 2012, with Marcus North named captain of both limited-overs teams, but put the disappointment behind him and signed a four-year contract in August. With North …