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Heroes and Headlines:  St Helen's: A Tribute (Part 3)

Heroes and Headlines: St Helen's: A Tribute (Part 3)

FromCC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast


Heroes and Headlines: St Helen's: A Tribute (Part 3)

FromCC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Jul 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this the final episode in tribute to the St Helen's ground Richard Bentley talks us through some of the great names who have played at the ground.  We discuss the number of steps from the pavilion to the playing surface which is mentioned regularly by players who played there and Richard recites the poem written about the ground by one of cricket's greatest commentators John Arlott.He finishes with his thoughts about and hopes for the ground and some stories about previous Glamorgan players Tony Cottee, Steve Watkin and Lawrence Williams.We hope you have enjoyed these three episodes we have dedicated to this wonderful ground.  If you want further information about the ground's history you can check out the following two links, the first of which is the St Helen's Balconiers website and the second being the Glamorgan cricket archive web pages:http://www.thebalconiers.co.uk/https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/swansea-1948/
Released:
Jul 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A Podcast interviewing a range of people from all areas of the great country of Wales who have a connection with or a story to tell about the great game of cricket.