Glamorgan had two great captains in Maurice Turnbull and Wilfred Wooler, both Welsh rugby internationals.
If only the same could be said for the bulk of the rest of the
Glamorgan batting order.
"It was fantastic to get to Finals Day last season and nice for
Glamorgan to be part of the big occasion, although obviously it was a shame to fall at one of the last hurdles.
The more generic fan would suggest a successful limited-over campaign as
Glamorgan reached a Lord's one-day final for the first time in 13 years.
Gloucestershire went into the final day aiming to establish a lead of at least 130, according to skipper Michael Klinger, and put
Glamorgan under a bit of pressure in their second innings.
2010: May - Captains a
Glamorgan team that includes his father Matthew, who came out of retirement to play against a Cardiff University side.
The other 8,500 members will have to enter a ballot with a less than 50 per cent chance of striking it lucky unless
Glamorgan can beg tickets from other sources.
While Kallis's 155 was the highest individual score by any
Glamorgan batsman in one day league cricket - beating Matthew Maynard's 132 which was also against Surrey in 1997 -
Glamorgan's 294 for four was their highest total in league cricket passing their 287 for eight against Middlesex in Cardiff six years ago.
He was capped by
Glamorgan in 2000 and awarded a benefit year in 2010.
Despite their nine-wicket defeat at the hands of group leaders Gloucestershire at Cardiff on Sunday,
Glamorgan remain in second place in the South Group, with two games in hand over their West Country neighbours and a victory over Hampshire would see the Welsh county return to top spot by virtue of their superior net run rate.
GLAMORGAN have named an unchanged squad for their Yorkshire Bank40 clash against the Unicorns at the Swalec Stadium today (1.45pm).