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In this episode we talk to ex Glamorgan CCC Coach Toby Radford. He talks about his early learning of the game, being coached extensively by his father and of his early successes in junior cricket.

We talk about his first class career and then his embarking on a coaching career at the early age of 26.

Toby tells us about how he came to be coach of the Middlesex side and recounts what was probably his gtreatest cricketing exoerience, winning the 2008 T20 Cup with the county.

His next major coaching experience was in the West Indies and Toby recounts the players he worked with and the experience of living in the Carribean.

Along the way we hear about his work with Andrew Strauss, some of his coaching philosophy and he finishes with his reflections on his time at Glamorgan.

For those interested in discovering a little more about Toby, you can visit his website here:

https://tobyradfordcricketcoaching.com/

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In this episode we bring together two Andrews. One is Andrew Hignell, curator of the museum of welsh cricket and Andrew Renton who is ex-curator at Amgueddfa Cymru, The National Museum of Wales.

Together, they tell the story of a small china cup that was made at the Nantgarw China works at some time between 1820 and 1822. The dates here are important because the artefact may be the earliest known sporting artefact in Wales. It depicts a cricketing scene and was decorated by a well known artist who had made a living painting china and porcelain. His name was Thomas Pardoe.

Andrew Renton makes mention of several places in South Wales where you can see examples of and learn about the porcelain industry in south wales. Below you will find linkes to these places:

The Nantagrw China Works Museum:

https://www.visitwales.com/attraction/historic-site/nantgarw-china-works-museum-2169291

The National Museum of Wales:

https://www.gov.wales/national-museum-wales

The Glyn Vivian Art Gallery

https://www.glynnvivian.co.uk/

Swansea Museum:

http://www.swanseamuseum.co.uk/

If you know of any further examples of this type of cricketing artefact you can contact Andrew Hignell at the Museum of Welsh Cricket on museum@glamorgancricket.co.uk or via the podcast on mwcpod1921@gmail.com

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In this episode we talk to Glamorgan CCC top order batter Sam Northeast who, in the first game of last years County Championship went to Lords and managed to compile the highest ever first class innings recorded at the Home of Cricket.

He scored 335 not out in a Glamorgan first innings total of 620 for 3.

You can take a look at the scorecard here:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2024-1410192/middlesex-vs-glamorgan-2nd-match-1410264/full-scorecard

This is how reporter Nick Webb covered the story for the BBC:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68749184

If you would like to watch some of Sam's shots during that innings you can go here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7tmEsD27FA

Here is the article carried on the Glamorgan website with the details of the records Sam broke and set during those two days at Lords:

https://glamorgancricket.com/news/stat-attack-sam-northeast-has-a-day-to-remember-at-lords