Cricket Witness No 3 - The Daffodil Blooms

29 A new dawn? was no respite at the other end for the visiting batsmen as Frank tricked and teased them with his subtle spin. It seemed that every false stroke brought a wicket with each batsman walking off in a state of disbelief as their nightmare collapse continued. Indeed, there are tales of one of the Nottinghamshire tail-enders sitting on the steps in front of the pavilion with tears flooding down his cheeks as he watched a steady procession of his colleagues walk back to the changing rooms. After just an hour and a quarter’s play on the final morning, the game was over as Nottinghamshire were dismissed for just 61 leaving the Glamorgan players and their excited supporters to celebrate a remarkable victory. 1. J. Arlott as quoted in A.K.Hignell, Maurice Turnbull, A Welsh Sporting Hero (Tempus Publishing, 2001). 2. J. C. Clay, Article in Glamorgan CCC Yearbook 1946. 3. Western Mail , 14 August 1924. 4 . Western Mail , 16 August 1924. 5. J.H. Morgan, Glamorgan: A History (Convoy Press, 1952). 6. A.K. Hignell op.cit. 7. Glamorgan CCC minute book for July 1923. 8. J.C. Clay, Article in Glamorgan CCC Yearbook 1935. 9. A.K. Hignell, The Centenary History of Glamorgan CCC , (Christopher Helm, 1988). The masthead at the top of Glamorgan’s scorecards during the 1920s when matches were staged at the Arms Park, with the grand pavilion reflecting the Club’s lofty ambitions.