Club News
9 April 1997
Matthew Maynard has set the first club record of the new season, by
announcing that his Benefit Year last year raised a mammoth £153,000. The
previous best by a Glamorgan player was £118,837 raised by Hugh Morris in
1994. The table below shows how Benefots have steadily risen over the past
two decade.
HIGHEST BENEFITS/TESTIMONIALS FOR GLAMORGAN
1980 35,000 A.Jones
1986 35,230 J.A.Hopkins
1991 60,000 G.C.Holmes
1989 72,000 R.C.Ontong
1994 118,837 H.Morris
1996 153,000 M.P.Maynard
One player likely to be sitting out much of the 1997 season is young
all-rounder Andrew Davies. He badly aggravated an old injury shoulder during
the winter, and the result is that Davies will undergo corrective surgery in
the coming week. The 20 year old is likely to be out of action until August,
leaving Glamorgan`s bowling reserves very thin. Steffan Jones will be up at
Cambridge until the end of June, off-spinner Gareth Edwards is completing
his degree studies in London, whilst Simon Jones is still at Millfield
School. Glamorgan`s supporters will be hoping that Steve Watkin, Owen
Parkin, Darren Thomas, Robert Croft, Dean Cosker and of course Waqar Younis
do not pick up an injury in the first few weeks of the season.