Playing record at Stradey Park, Llanelli by Dr.A.K.Hignell - Hon Statistician and Historian to Glamorgan CCC

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Ground:

Stradey Park, Llanelli

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GROUND RECORDS IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES

          P      W      L      D    A
 
         23     10      3     10    -
 
First match - June 24, 26, 27, 1933   v Worcestershire
Last match  - September 1, 2, 3, 1965 v Essex

 

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS
 
For              434-6d      v  Worcestershire, 1933
Against          298         by Sussex, 1951

 

LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS
 
For               96    v  Lancashire, 1949
Against           71    by Worcestershire, 1938

 

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS
 
For              161  W.G.A.Parkhouse   v   Gloucestershire, 1950
Against          118  P.H.Parfitt       for Middlesex, 1961

 

BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS
 
For              9-54  J.C.Clay      v   Northamptonshire, 1931
Against          8-43  V.E.Jackson   for Leicestershire, 1956

 

BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH
 
For             15 -86  J.C.Clay     v   Northamptonshire, 1935
Against         12 -94  R.N.S.Hobbs  for Essex, 1965

 

RECORD PARTNERSHIPS
 
For
 
1   204  D.E.Davies and W.G.A.Parkhouse       v Gloucestershire, 1950
2   219  W.G.A.Parkhouse and B.Hedges         v Warwickshire, 1954
3   179  W.G.A.Parkhouse and L.N.Devereux     v Essex, 1958
4    82  W.G.A.Parkhouse and A.J.Watkins      v Nottinghamshire, 1955
5   167  A.J.Watkins and W.Wooller            v Essex, 1953
6    90  B.Hedges and J.E.McConnon            v Nottinghamshire, 1957
7    80  W.M.Jones and T.L.Brierley           v Worcestershire, 1933
8    83  A.J.Watkins and B.L.Muncer           v Sussex, 1951
9    49  A.J.Watkins and D.G.L.Evans          v Lancashire, 1959
10   54  M.J.L.Turnbull and J.Mercer          v Gloucestershire, 1934
 
Against
 
1    86  A.Hamer and I.Hall                 for Derbyshire, 1960
2    78  A.J.Croom and F.R.Santall          for Warwickshire, 1939
3   117  R.T.Simpson and J.Hardstaff        for Nottinghamshire, 1955
4   105  J.F.Crapp and B.O.Allen            for Gloucestershire, 1950
5    86  K.Grieves and N.D.Howard           for Lancashire, 1949
6   113  P.H.Parfitt and R.W.Hooker         for Middlesex, 1961
7    92  M.Bear and B.R.Knight              for Essex, 1958
8    51  R.E.Hitchcock and J.King           for Warwickshire, 1954
9    37  E.Smith and R.Berry                for Derbyshire, 1960
10   33  W.S.Surridge and G.A.R.Lock        for Surrey, 1952
         J.D.Bannister and W.E.Hollies      for Warwickshire, 1954

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GROUND RECORDS IN LIMITED OVERS GAMES

                            P    W     L     A     T
Sunday League (40 overs)    4    -     4     -     -
AXA League (50 overs)       1    1     -     -     -
Friendlies                  2    1     1     -     -
              TOTAL         7    2     5     -     -

 

Highest innings total
For           269-8    v  Sussex, 1993 (AXA)
Against       235-3    by Surrey, 1992 (SL)

 

Lowest innings total
For            77-7    v  Leicestershire, 1988 (SL)
Against        78-2    by Leicestershire, 1988 (SL)

 

Highest individual innings
For           107   S.P.James      v   Sussex, 1993 (AXA)
Against       113   A.D.Brown      for Surrey, 1992 (SL)

 

Best Bowling
For          4-25  I.Smith         v   Somerset, 1987 (F)
Against      3-9   G.J.F.Ferris    for Leicestershire, 1988 (SL)

 

Partnerships
 
1  120  S.P.James and H.Morris           v Sussex, 1993 (AXA)
2  139  H.Morris and M.P.Maynard         v Surrey, 1992 (SL)
3   91  G.C.Holmes and I.V.A.Richards    v Kent, 1990 (SL)
4   73  G.C.Holmes and R.C.Ontong        v Nottinghamshire,1989 (SL)
5   68  A.R.Butcher and I.Smith          v Kent, 1990 (SL)
6   30* G.C.Holmes and J.Derrick         v Nottinghamshire,1989 (SL)
7    5* J.G.Thomas and C.P.Metson        v Leicestershire, 1988 (SL)
8   25  R.P.Lefebvre and C.P.Metson      v Sussex, 1993 (AXA)
9   53  I.Smith and M.L.Roberts          v Rest of the World, 1991 (F)
10  13  M.L.Roberts and S.L.Watkin       v Rest of the World, 1991 (F)
 
1   84  A.D.Brown and D.J.Bicknell        for Surrey, 1992 (SL)
2  105  A.D.Brown and G.P.Thorpe          for Surrey, 1992 (SL)
3   65  S.Tendulkar and Javed Miandad     for Rest of the World, 1991 (F)
4   83* Javed Miandad and C.L.Hooper      for Rest of the World, 1991 (F)
5   67  B.C.Rose and V.J.Marks            for Somerset, 1987 (F)
6   31  S.G.Hinks and S.A.Marsh           for Kent, 1990 (SL)
7    7  B.C.Rose and C.H.Dredge           for Somerset, 1987 (F)
8   57  P.Moores and I.D.K.Salisbury      for Sussex, 1993 (AXA)
9   47* M.A.Ealham and C.Penn             for Kent, 1990 (SL)
10      None

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In 1991 the Llanelli ground staged Glamorgan`s AON Risk match against Somerset 2nd XI, as well as Wales` Minor Counties fixture against Oxfordshire.

 

(Article: Copyright © 2003 Dr.A.K.Hignell)