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Trevor Ford was a buccaneering battering ram of a centre-forward who spent four post-war seasons roughing up defenders on Aston Villa ’s behalf. A goal tally of 61 in 128 games for Villa is testament to the powers of the no-nonsense Welshman, a former RAF anti-aircraft gunner, who made an immediate impact after arriving from Swansea Town for £12,000 in …

Glamorgan wicket-keeper Mark Wallace has welcomed the prospect of welcoming Sri Lanka A this summer. The county have been lined up to face the tourists on August 2 but this fixture is provisional and may be rescheduled to the day before or after if it clashes with a NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final. Wallace, who played out in Sri Lanka in …

“When I played, we had seven or eight bowlers who could all have done a reasonable job in a Test match – by which I mean flat wickets, against good players. Now, we’ve barely got one in the whole country. Spin bowling has fallen by the wayside. It’s become a forgotten element of the game.” Partly Borthwick has suffered at …

New Glamorgan coach Toby Radford has highlighted county championship promotion as his main priority this summer. The former Middlesex and West Indies coach has taken over at the Swalec Stadium and hopes to help elevate Glamorgan to the top flight after the county reached a Lord’s final last year. “I would love to reach another final in a one-day tournament …

Glamorgan should be targeting promotion to the first division of the County Championship this year according to new coach Toby Radford. The Welsh county have not played in the first division for nine years following relegation in 2005. But former West Indies batting coach Radford believes there is enough quality in Glamorgan’s squad to achieve promotion. “Promotion in the Championship’s …

Glamorgan should be targeting promotion to the first division of the County Championship this year according to new coach Toby Radford. The Welsh county have not played in the first division for nine years following relegation in 2005. But former West Indies batting coach Radford believes there is enough quality in Glamorgan’s squad to achieve promotion. “Promotion in the Championship’s …

New boss Hugh Morris has arrived back in Wales determined to bring back the Glamorgan glory days. The county’s former captain has officially started his new role as chief executive and director of cricket after quitting as the England managing director. The 50-year-old ended his 17-year tenure at the England and Wales Cricket Board to return to the county he …

Hugh Morris has insisted Andy Flower is the man to turn England’s Test fortunes around following their 5-0 Ashes series humiliation in Australia. The positions of Flower and captain Alastair Cook have come under intense scrutiny after the Test whitewash Down Under. Morris, who stepped down halfway through the series from his role as the ECB managing director to take …

Comments (0) ALAN Richardson says he is relishing the prospect of nurturing Warwickshire’s attack after being named as the county’s new bowling coach. The former Little Stoke seamer had a year left on his deal at Worcestershire, but has retired from playing to take up the coaching role at Edgbaston. The 38-year-old replaces Graeme Welch, who has taken over as Derbyshire’s …

The deconstruction of English cricket continues with the claim that team director Andy Flower’s personal future hinges on the axing of Kevin Pietersen, according to Mike Selvey of The Guardian.  UPDATE: Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 7:40 a.m. GMT Flower has quickly moved to deny the report, stating the following through Sky Sports: Following speculation in the media today I feel it necessary …