Tag Archives: SWALEC Stadium
Glamorgan yet to agree on Champions Trophy swap
Glamorgan have confirmed they are in talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board about swapping their England Test match against New Zealand in 2013 for five ICC Champions Trophy matches including a semi-final. The Champions Trophy is the ICC’s … Continue reading
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£3m retained loss for 2011 confirmed by Glamorgan
Glamorgan have announced an operating loss of £1.7 million for 2011, including £1.2m arising from staging the rain-affected England v Sri Lanka Test match. With additional charges being taken into account, including a stadium re-development project, the retained loss for … Continue reading
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Cardiff pitches set to quicken up in coming years
The days of Cardiff wickets being renowned as slow and low could be history after a move to quicken up pitches at the Swalec Stadium. The new playing surfaces should be ready in time for England’s one-day international against South … Continue reading
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Cardiff Ashes Test in 2015 rewards ‘Team Wales’ bid
Glamorgan will stage an Ashes Test match against Australia in 2015 at the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff, with the county club’s chairman Barry O’Brien insisting Wales’ ability to organise high profile sporting events won the day. Despite having to delay paying … Continue reading
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Suppiah in a whirl but Rose questions Cardiff pitch
Arul Suppiah woke up today as the proud possessor of the best bowling figures in the history of Twenty20 cricket. The Somerset all-rounder claimed 6 for 5 from 3.4 overs of left-arm spin against Glamorgan at Cardiff’s Swalec Stadium and … Continue reading
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Tagged arul suppiah, brian rose, Richard Latham, Somerset, SWALEC Stadium
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Test switch is major embarrassment for Glamorgan
The decision to move next summer’s England v West Indies Test match away from Cardiff is a major embarrassment for Glamorgan, who won acclaim in 2009 for their debut staging of the first Ashes Test of that summer. An England … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Hamer, Glamorgan, Richard Thomas, SWALEC Stadium
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Glamorgan stay silent on West Indies Test speculation
Glamorgan are refusing to comment on growing speculation that the Swalec Stadium is to have its England Test match against the West Indies next year moved to Lord’s. In a dramatic twist in fixture allocation, the England and Wales Cricket … Continue reading
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Tagged Glamorgan, Lords, Richard Thomas, SWALEC Stadium, West Indies
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Glamorgan promise inquiry into Swalec lights failure
Glamorgan have attempted to explain the reason’s behind the embarrassing floodlight failure during their opening Friends Life t20 clash against Middlesex at the Swalec Stadium on June 3. The Welsh county won their opening group game by 45 runs under … Continue reading
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Tagged floodlights, Glamorgan, paul russell, Richard Thomas, simon lee, SWALEC Stadium
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Russell confirms Glamorgan exit
Chairman Paul Russell has confirmed at Glamorgan’s annual meeting in Cardiff that he will hand over the reins to chairman-elect Nigel Roberts sometime over the next year. It will be the end of an era for Russell, who has been … Continue reading