Cricket Witness No 5 - Whites on Green

3 Contents Preface 4 Introduction by Bob Harragan 6 Chapter One Early cricket in Swansea 8 Chapter Two The creation of St. Helen’s 15 Chapter Three The Bancrofts 25 Chapter Four Local rivalries 35 Chapter Five Swansea becomes a county ground 42 Chapter Six Swansea at war 49 Chapter Seven A place for all seasons 58 Chapter Eight Swansea-by-the-sea 65 Chapter Nine “Good Old Johnnie” 72 Chapter Ten Wartime and after 78 Chapter Eleven Championship tricks and a 85 victory over the Boks Chapter Twelve The Prince of Port Eynon 95 Chapter Thirteen The Extra Test Match 102 Chapter Fourteen Sixes at Swansea 110 Chapter Fifteen International cricket comes to Swansea 119 Chapter Sixteen Rapid hundreds, remarkable debuts 129 and great run outs Chapter Seventeen A very special place 138 Appendix A First-class matches played by 146 Glamorgan at St. Helen’s Appendix B List A matches played by 153 Glamorgan at St. Helen’s Appendix C Dedication Notes 156 Acknowledgements 158 Index 159