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In this episode we talk to Paul Discombe who, with Ynystawe Cricket Club won the National Village Cup Competition in 2001.

Paul's bowling performance of six for eighteen off his nine overs at the final at Lords has remained the best bowling performance in a final.

This year, that performance was recognised by the current sponsors of the Cup, Cawston Press, and the Cricketer Magazine as being good enough to make Paul an inductee to the Village Cup Hall of Fame which has been in existence since 2019.

Paul talks about his entry into cricket, his development as a bowler and his memories of that Lords final as well as the experience of being inducted into the Hall of Fame.

For press coverage of Paul's trip to Lords you can follow the links below:

https://www.nationalvillagecup.com/three-new-inductees-to-join-cawston-press-village-cup-hall-of-fame/

https://swanseabaynews.com/ynystawe-licence-to-thrill-the-dvla-man-whose-six-wickets-won-the-village-a-lords-final-25-years-on/

https://pocketmags.com/the-cricketer-magazine/august-2026/articles/waking-the-welsh-dragon?srsltid=AU7gw4Ui1CI785ynrCfqCDIUoWkTFIv6SgydMY5GE_vTxuv07fXr9SRk

For more on Ynystawe Cricket Club, you can go here:

https://www.facebook.com/YnystaweCricketClub/?locale=en_GB

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Time to hear from Glamorgan fans for our end-of-season review.

This time last year we spoke to county followers as they celebrated promotion to Division One.

Now, after excellent seasons for the men's and women’s teams, we wander among fans to get their reflections on the summer and their players of the year.

Presented by Greg Lewis*

*With apologies to Amelia and Anna who couldn’t be included for technical reasons (a dropped audio recorder!)

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South Africa-born Chris Cooke has become an absolute club favourite. Brave behind the stumps, often swashbuckling with the bat, he jointly holds the Glamorgan record for wicket-keeper dismissals in a first-class match, as well as the record for the county’s fastest T20 hundred, and he shared in three of Glamorgan’s highest partnerships.

But this year he called time on a career which has seen him become Glamorgan’s longest-serving current player, having made his county debut in 2011.

We caught up with him just after nets as he prepared for his final game as a county cricketer.

Presented by Greg Lewis.

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In this episode of the podcast we feature an interview with Tegid Phillips and Matty Ryan about their record-breaking partnership for Wales National County against Cheshire.

They discuss their club cricket backgrounds, with Matty playing for St. Asaph and Tegid for Cardiff, and their experiences in three-day cricket.

The pair detail their approach to the innings, focusing on occupation of the crease and application, which led to a partnership of 380 runs. Matty scored 241, becoming the first Welsh National County player to score a double century, while Tegid made 155 not out.

They reflect on the physical and mental demands of the long innings and the significance of the achievement, which included setting a new National Counties record.

The interview concludes with them sharing their plans for the off-season.

You can see the Youtube video of the first days play in the NCCA Championship match between Cheshire and Wales National County here:

https://www.youtube.com/live/kp7hgjmVqlU?t=20756s

For two fantastic videos outlining the work of Wales National County go here:

https://youtu.be/toPmELX3l6s

https://youtu.be/iJamYcsoLA0

For the National Counties Cricket Association website, go here:

https://nationalcountiesca.co.uk/

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Stephen Barwick, who died on Tuesday, 11 August 2026 at the age of 65, was one of the great characters of the Glamorgan team of the 1980s and 1990s.

This episode contains tributes from professional and amateur players, supporters and others to this great exponent of the craft of bowling, in particular in limited overs cricket.

You can read the tribute written about Steve for the Glamorgan CCC website and his entry in the Glamorgan CCC Archives, which contains a summary of his first class record, here:

https://glamorgancricket.com/news/stephen-barwick-tribute

https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/steve-barwick/

One of Steve's ex colleagues at Glamorgan, Michael Cann, makes mention in his tribute, of the first class match where he demonstrated his new 'style' of bowling. You can read the scorecard for that match here:

https://i.imgci.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1989/ENG_LOCAL/CC/SOMERSET_GLAM_CC_28APR-01MAY1989.html

Steve had been a sufferer of the rare condition, sarcoidosis and talked about it when we interviewed him on the podcast two years ago. You can hear that episode and find links to the national charity that supports sufferers of the disease here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238213/episodes/15659073

https://www.sarcoidosisuk.org/

In lieu of flowers at Steve's funeral you can make a donation to SarcoidosisUK. Just follow the link below to do that:

https://shorturl.at/kdz5j

The funeral service can be followed on a live webcast, the details of which are here:

https://www.wesleymedia.co.uk/webcast-view

Webcast log in PIN: 421-2592

Everyone associated with the podcast would like to express their deep sadness about Steve's passing. We hope this podcast can act as some small comfort to Steve's family and friends who mourn his passing.

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In this episode we talk to cricket fan and author Raymond Rhodes. An adopted Welshman, Raymond lives in Chester and has taken a couple of years to research and write his first cricket book, 'A Test Debut'.

For details about the book and to buy a copy you can go here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Test-Debut-Raymond-Rhodes-ebook/dp/B0G53ZMJCZ

Raymond talks to us about the following players / coaches with a welsh connection:

Simon Jones

Tony Lewis

Alan Jones

Austin Matthews

Sydney Barnes

Viv Richards

Waqar Younis

Duncan Fletcher

Raymond set listeners to the podcast a quiz question: Who is the only player up until now who made his test debut at Sophia Gardens ?

The answer, if you are interested can be found by clicking below as well as details of the game in which he made his debut:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thisara_Perera

https://www.cricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-england-and-scotland-2011-474449/england-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-474463/full-scorecard

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In this episode we talk to Derek Picken of Rogerstone Cricket Club just outside Newport. Derek was interviewed back in 2020 for the podcast where he shared his history of the club and the village.

With over 70 years association with cricket in Rogerstone behind him and many of those years acting as an administrative ‘rock’ for the club, Derek is one of the longest serving officers in recreational cricket in Wales.

Last year, he was nominated by the local community council in Rogerstone for British Empire Medal in recognition of the sterling work he has done researching and sharing the history of the village.

We talk to him in this episode about his cricketing memories as well as being awarded the BEM.

For reports on Derek’s award you can go here

https://www.sportingmemories.uk/news/news/rogerstone-volunteer-derek-awarded-bem-in-kings-birthday-honours/

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/25248273.former-rogerstone-cricketer-receives-british-empire-medal/

The full list of welsh nominees for awards in the Kings Birthday Honours List can be found here:

https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2025-06-13/all-the-welsh-people-to-be-given-honours-by-the-king

For more information about the work of Rogerstone Community Council you can go here:

https://www.rogerstonecommunitycouncil.com/Home__33306.aspx

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In this episode we talk to Kate Aldridge, Director of Business Operations at the ECB about the campaign called The 53.

(see here for biography of Kate : https://www.ecb.co.uk/about/who-we-are/our-executive )

In 1973, England and Wales hosted the inaugural Women’s Cricket World Cup. 53 years on, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup returned in June of this year and to mark the occasion, the ECB is recognized 53 women whose impact is helping cricket thrive at every level.

After our interview with Kate, we talk to the four women on this exclusive list who have a strong connection to the game of cricket in Wales. They are, in order of their appearance in the episode:

Aimee Rees - Head of Women and Girl's Cricket at Glamorgan CCC

Ayesha Rauf - Cricket Coach and Mentor at Llandaff Cricket Club

Victoria Jones - Facilities Lead at Cricket Wales

Anna Harris - Umpire

For details of The 53 campaign and links to how people can Play, Learn, Work and Volunteer in the game of cricket, go here:

https://www.ecb.co.uk/the53

To read about Aimme's previous award winning go here:

https://glamorgancricket.com/news/aimee-rees-wins-grassroots-sportswoman-of-the-year-award

For a National Asian Cricket Council article about Ayesha and Llandaff Cricket Club go here:

https://www.nacc.co/nacc_news/wegotgame-llandaff-cc-womens-and-girls-by-aalia-rahman-and-ayesha-rauf%EF%BF%BC/

For more Victoria go here:

https://cricketwales.org.uk/people/victoria-jones/

For a great little article about Anna and her mum, go here:

https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4275172/how-anna-harris-and-her-mum-are-inspiring-more-women-to-officiate