CLUB HISTORY &
Selected Players & Statistics
Cricket has been played in the Mumbles and Gower for more than 130 years, but the Mumbles Cricket Club was formally established as a League side in 1925. In the last 85 years the Club has made significant progress on and off the field, especially in the last decade, with even more developments planned.
The most significant step was in 1975 when the current Marespool Ground was bought from the Duke of Beaufort. Marespool staged its first game in 1979. Since then, the five-acre ground, privately owned and maintained, has undergone many changes including new nets, an electronic scorebox and numerous other onfield and Clubhouse additions.
Significant investment continues to be made into the quality of the square and the outfield and Marespool has been awarded Minor Counties status after hosting Wales matches, and the ground and clubhouse also meet the requirements for the South Wales Premier League.
A more detailed history of the Club will be online soon.
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Senior Club Honours include; -
SWCA Cup Winners 2008
1st XI - Second Division Champions 2008
2nd XI - League Champions 1st Division 2006
1st XI - 2nd Division Runners-up 2005
1st XI - 3rd Division Champions 1982, 1996 & 2001
1st XI - 4th Division Champions 1949, 1954, 1955 & 1975
2nd XI - League Champions 1978, 1981, 1993 & 1994
Welsh Cup Best - Semi Final 2005
Junior Club Honours include; -
U16s SWJCL League Champions 1985
U12s SWJCL League Champions 2007
U14s SWJCL Cup Winners 2007
U15s SWJCL Cup Winners 2008
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Gilbert Dauncey Geoff Ellis Gareth Rees Mark Hardinges
Darren Thomas Malcolm Nash Jim Pressdee
All Glamorgan CCC except - Mark Hardinges, Gloucestershire & Essex; Darren Thomas, England A, Glamorgan and Essex; Jim Pressdee, Glamorgan and Northern Transvaal (South African Cricketer of the Year 1956.)
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Jeff Dujon, West Indies Javed Miandad, Pakistan Keith Arthurton, West Indies
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County Seconds and Minor Counties Cricketers who have played for Mumbles include; -
Ian Thomas, Mark Shepherd, Morgan Hodges, Tim Hemp, Alex Tunnadine, Willie Davies, Jerry Steele, Simon Lloyd, Mike Staddon, Greg Taylor, Lee Thomas, Chris McKay and Simon Chapman.
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Mumbles CC Junior Representative Honours include;-
List follows shortly.
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Individual and Team Performances; Highlights include; -
2009 - Lee Thomas scored 913 League Runs in the 1st Division in 16 innings at an average of 76.08 with a highest score of 132. If the weather had allowed, Lee had every chance of becoming only the third Welsh-born player to have scored 1,000 1st Division League runs.
Lee also scored 235 Cup runs in 2009, taking him to 1,148 for the season. The photo above shows Lee in his role as a seam bowler.
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Bob Polden took all 10 wickets in a 2nd XI League game at BP Llandarcy and Jimmy Michael achieced the same feat in a midweek friendly.
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Roger Davies, a Mumbles CC all-rounder, was the full back for Llanelli when they beat the All Blacks 9-3 at Stadey Park in 1973.
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In 2004, three Mumbles left-handed openers each scored League hundreds on the same afternoon - Jon Ellis and Lee Thomas at Pontardawe for the 1st XI and Nick Blyth at Marespool for MCC II.
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more facts and figures follow soon.