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Glamorgan famously won the county championship under the captaincy of Wilf Wooller in 1948 , whose advocacy of high fielding standards was the key to beating much stronger batting and bowling teams. Glamorgan won the championship again under Tony Lewis in 1969 and Matthew Maynard in 1997 . Maynard, who retired at the end of the 2005 season, was one of the most destructive batsmen in first class cricket over the past 20 years. The Current Captain , Off Spinner Robert Croft proved effective on England tours, and is a useful Pinch Hitter in List A one day games.

It has current plans (April 2006) to extend its grounds in the Grade 2 Listed Heritage Park that is 2006 , it was announced that, subject to the development being completed it, one of the Tests against Australia in the 2009 Ashes Series would be held at Sophia Gardens. {Link without Title}


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