The new season is upon us with Worcestershire CCC in Specsavers County Championship action today against Glamorgan at the SWALEC Stadium.
Here are the first class records from the previous matches between the two counties.
Worcestershire Played: 144 Won: 45 Lost: 34 Drawn: 65 Abandoned: 2
Last match played: Glamorgan won by 5 wickets at New Road – 13th-16th August 2016. Worcs 163 (J Leach 43, MG Hogan 4-44) & 393 (JM Clarke 98, GG Wagg 5-90)
Glamorgan 280 (WD Bragg 98, J Leach 5-106) & 278-5 (AO Morgan 103*, J Leach 3-66)
Highest total – Worcestershire: 514-4 dec Abergavenny 1990
Highest total – Glamorgan: 506-8 dec Swansea 1929
Lowest total – Worcestershire: 63 Swansea 1921
Lowest total – Glamorgan: 61 Neath 1936
Highest score – Worcestershire: GA Hick 252* Abergavenny 1990
Highest score – Glamorgan: MJL Turnbull 233 Swansea 1937
Best innings bowling – Worcs: RTD Perks 9-40 Stourbridge 1939
Best innings bowling – Glam: J Mercer 10-51 New Road 1936
Best match bowling – Worcs: PF Jackson 12-89 Neath 1936
Best match bowling – Glam: JC Clay 17-212 Swansea 1937
Most runs – Worcestershire: GA Hick 1949 Ave: 62.87
Most runs – Glamorgan: A Jones 2501 Ave: 37.89
Most wickets – Worcestershire: N Gifford 133 Ave: 20.08
Most wickets – Glamorgan: J Mercer 169 Ave: 17.20
Best partnerships for Worcestershire:
1st 200* TS Curtis WPC Weston Abergavenny 1996
2nd 287* TS Curtis GA Hick Neath 1986
3rd 264 GA Hick DB D’Oliveira Abergavenny 1990
4th 221* HHIH Gibbons SH Martin New Road 1938
5th 181* M Nichol BW Quaife New Road 1933
6th 187 D Kenyon G Dews Stourbridge 1960
7th 138* DJ Humphries RK Illingworth Swansea 1984
8th 101 RK Illingworth JD Inchmore New Road 1982
9th 114 SJ Rhodes PJ Newport Cardiff (SG) 1998
10th 83 DKH Mitchell MN Malik Colwyn Bay 2006
Best partnerships for Glamorgan:
1st 256 AR Butcher H Morris Abergavenny 1990
2nd 166 JT Bell T Arnott Dudley 1926
3rd 168 H Morris GC Holmes New Road 1986
4th 263 G Lavis CC Smart Cardiff (AP) 1934
5th 198 AJ Watkins W Wooller Swansea 1953
6th 230 WE Jones BL Muncer New Road 1953
7th 106 J Hughes RDB Croft New Road 2002
8th 124 T Every RG Duckfield Stourbridge 1932
9th 203* JJ Hills JC Clay Swansea 1929
10th 71 EA Cordle DJ Shepherd Swansea 1968
*Thanks to Worcestershire CCC analyst Phil Mellish for providing the above information
