Playing record at Rodney Parade, Newport by Dr.A.K.Hignell - Hon Statistician and Historian to Glamorgan CCC

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Ground:

Rodney Parade, Newport

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GROUND RECORDS IN FIRST-CLASS CRICKET

               P      W      L      D     A
      CC      25      7      9      9     -
       F       2      2      -      -     -
 
First match - July 6, 8, 9, 1935 v Leicestershire
Last match  - May 5, 6, 7, 1965 v Warwickshire

 

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS
 
For               577-4    v  Gloucestershire, 1939
Against           505-5d   by Gloucestershire, 1939

 

LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS
 
For                 69     v  Yorkshire, 1949
Against             69     by Sir Julian Cahn's XI, 1938

 

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS
  
For                 287* D.E.Davies      v   Gloucestershire, 1939
Against             302  W.R.Hammond     for Gloucestershire, 1939

 

BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS
 
For                7-74  J.E.McConnon    v   Essex, 1960
Against            9-77  D.Shackleton    for Hampshire, 1953

 

BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH
 
For               13-188 J.C.Clay        v   Somerset, 1937
Against           13-99  T.W.Goddard     for Gloucestershire, 1937

 

RECORD PARTNERSHIPS
 
For
 
1   255  D.E.Davies and A.H.Dyson           v Gloucestershire, 1939
2   104  D.E.Davies and W.G.A.Parkhouse     v Lancashire, 1948
3   138  D.E.Davies and M.J.L.Turnbull      v Gloucestershire, 1939
4   124  D.E.Davies and D.Davies            v Gloucestershire, 1939
5   204  D.Davies and C.C.Smart             v Somerset, 1939
6   138  P.M.Walker and D.J.Ward            v Nottinghamshire,1961
7    68  A.Rees and J.E.McConnon            v Essex, 1960
8    69  W.E.Jones and H.G.Davies           v Somerset, 1955
9    60* C.Tamplin and J.C.Clay             v Kent, 1947
10   44  W.E.Jones and J.C.Clay             v Somerset, 1947
 
Against
 
1   103  R.A.Gale and W.E.Russell         for Middlesex, 1962
2   141  A.V.Avery and P.A.Gibb           for Essex, 1952
3   136  R.A.Gale and E.Clark             for Middlesex, 1962
4   168  W.R.Hammond and G.M.Emmett       for Gloucestershire, 1939
5   214  W.R.Hammond and J.F.Crapp        for Gloucestershire, 1939
6   132  W.R.Hammond and W.R.Sinfield     for Gloucestershire, 1937
7    63  E.D.R.Eager and R.O.Prouton      for Hampshire, 1953
8   115  T.W.Graveney and P.D.Rochford    for Gloucestershire, 1956
9    53  W.Greensmith and P.J.Phelan      for Essex, 1960
10   47  P.O.Graham and J.Bucklan         for Somerset, 1948

 

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RECORDS IN LIMITED OVERS GAMES

                              P    W    L    A    T
Gillette Cup                  1    1    -    -    -
Sunday League (40 overs)      3    1    1    1    -
                    TOTAL     4    2    1    1    -

 

Highest Innings Total
 
For        -  199-8    v  Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
Against    -  174      by Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)

 

Lowest Innings Total
 
For       -  120-9    v  Worcestershire, 1964 (NWT)
Against   -  119      by Worcestershire, 1964 (NWT)

 

Highest Individual Innings
 
For        -   60   J.A.Hopkins    v   Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
Against    -   90*  K.J.Barnett    for Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)

 

Best Bowling
 
For        -  3-12  D.J.Shepherd     v   Worcestershire, 1964 (NWT)
Against    -  4-25  J.A.Flavell      for Worcestershire, 1964 (NWT)

 

Partnerships
 
1    86  A.R.Butcher and H.Morris             v Gloucestershire, 1989 (SL)
2    20  W.G.A.Parkhouse and A.R.Lewis        v Worcestershire, 1964 (GC)
3    55  J.A.Hopkins and R.J.Shastri          v Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
4    31  J.A.Hopkins and G.C.Holmes           v Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
5    22  J.A.Hopkins and A.R.Butcher          v Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
6    10  J.S.Pressdee and E.J.Lewis           v Worcestershire, 1964 (GC)
7    37  E.J.Lewis and E.W.Jones              v Worcestershire, 1964 (GC)
8    20  A.R.Butcher and J.Derrick            v Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
9    11* A.R.Butcher and C.P.Metson           v Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
10   12* D.J.Shepherd and I.J.Jones           v Worcestershire, 1964 (GC)
 
1    56  A.J.Wright and C.W.J.Athey        for Gloucestershire, 1989 (SL)
2    22  A.J.Wright and P.Bainbridge       for Gloucestershire, 1989 (SL)
3    13  K.J.Barnett and J.E.Morris        for Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
4    43  D.Kenyon and D.W.Richardson       for Worcestershire, 1964 (GC)
5    35  K.J.Barnett and M.A.Holding       for Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
6    16  K.J.Barnett and B.J.M.Maher       for Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
7    36  K.J.Barnett and R.J.Finney        for Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
8    23  K.J.Barnett and P.G.Newman        for Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
9    19  K.J.Barnett and O.H.Mortensen     for Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)
10   15  K.J.Barnett and A.E.Warner        for Derbyshire, 1988 (SL)

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MINOR COUNTIES CRICKET

 

The Rodney Parade ground was Monmouthshire`s regular home ground for their fixtures in the Minor County Championship between 1901 and 1934. The ground also staged the following games by Glamorgan 2nd XI in the same competition:

 

1935 v Oxfordshire
1948 v Gloucestershire 2nd XI
1950 v Devon

 

(Article: Copyright © 2003 Dr.A.K.Hignell)