Bernard Hedges
The Player from 'Ponty'
Seiten
2019
St David's Press (Verlag)
978-1-902719-56-6 (ISBN)
St David's Press (Verlag)
978-1-902719-56-6 (ISBN)
The Player From 'Ponty' is the biography of Glamorgan cricketer Bernard Hedges, the talented sportsman from the valleys of south Wales who played rugby for Pontypridd and Swansea, represented a Great Britain side at football and became a widely respected cricketer with Glamorgan between 1950 and 1967.
The Player From 'Ponty' is the biography of Glamorgan cricketer Bernard Hedges, the talented sportsman from the valleys of south Wales who played rugby for Pontypridd and Swansea, represented a Great Britain side at football and became a widely respected cricketer with Glamorgan between 1950 and 1967, who:
Scored 17, 773 first-class runs - Glamorgan's 7th all-time top run scorer.
Hit Glamorgan's first one-day century, v Somerset in the Gillette Cup in 1963.
Was one of only six Glamorgan players to score 2,000 runs in a season (2,026 in 1961).
Bernard's journey from his early days in Rhydyfelin - the eldest of eight children raised in a small council house - to the local grammar school, his National Service days, and to his professional career with Glamorgan is lovingly revealed by his son Stephen, who tells the story of the sporting life of a man who epitomised the 'unsung hero' by showing great grit and determination to make the most of the sporting talent he had.
The Player From 'Ponty' is the biography of Glamorgan cricketer Bernard Hedges, the talented sportsman from the valleys of south Wales who played rugby for Pontypridd and Swansea, represented a Great Britain side at football and became a widely respected cricketer with Glamorgan between 1950 and 1967, who:
Scored 17, 773 first-class runs - Glamorgan's 7th all-time top run scorer.
Hit Glamorgan's first one-day century, v Somerset in the Gillette Cup in 1963.
Was one of only six Glamorgan players to score 2,000 runs in a season (2,026 in 1961).
Bernard's journey from his early days in Rhydyfelin - the eldest of eight children raised in a small council house - to the local grammar school, his National Service days, and to his professional career with Glamorgan is lovingly revealed by his son Stephen, who tells the story of the sporting life of a man who epitomised the 'unsung hero' by showing great grit and determination to make the most of the sporting talent he had.
Stephen Hedges is Bernard's son. He is a school librarian and lives in the King's Heath district of Birmingham.
Foreword by Don Shepherd
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Early Years
2. War, School and the All-Round Sportsman
3. National Service
4. Rugby with Pontypridd and the All Whites
5. The Early Years With Glamorgan
6. The Wooller Way
7. Shep
8. Gilbert Parkhouse, Opening Partner #1
9. 2,000 Runs in 1961
10. Thirteen Men
11. Alan Jones, Opening Partner #2
12. One Day Glory in 1963
13. The Incident at Llanelli
14. Retirement
15. Life After Glamorgan
16. The Amateur Professional
Epilogue
Bernard Hedges - Career Statistics
Bibliography and Selected Reading
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cricket in Wales ; 4 |
| Zusatzinfo | 100 |
| Verlagsort | Cardiff |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 244 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-902719-56-5 / 1902719565 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-902719-56-6 / 9781902719566 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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