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Wales Online
3 days ago
- Sport
- Wales Online
England flags and hats spotted in Cardiff as hundreds flock to city
England flags and hats spotted in Cardiff as hundreds flock to city Merchandise is being sold in the city centre with hundreds seen waiting in queues Merchandise is sold at Cathedral Road in Cardiff as the English flag waves in the air (Image: Richard Swingler ) Seeing English flags waving in the air in Wales is a rare sight. But that is the scene in Cardiff today as England take on the West Indies in the men's one day international cricket series. Hundreds were pictured flocking to Sophia Gardens this afternoon to watch the second ODI. Merchandise is being sold on Cathedral Road outside the cricket ground, including England hats and flags as fans make their way in to watch the game. The game marks the first time that West Indies have headed to England and Wales for a white-ball series since 2017. Fans could earlier be seen queuing outside the ground with some still waiting to get in as of the 11am start time, though the crowds have since dispersed. Fans queue to get into the game (Image: Richard Swingler ) Speaking ahead of the event, chief executive officer at Glamorgan Cricket, Dan Cherry, said: 'We always look forward to announcing our International fixtures each year and are proud to be hosting South Africa and West Indies in 2025. Article continues below 'It will be fantastic to welcome the West Indies back to Sophia Gardens after eight years and will allow us to continue our excellent relationship which strengthened in the 1990s due to the great Viv Richards representing Glamorgan with great distinction." There was a significant wait (Image: Richard Swingler )
BBC News
19-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Fire funds to help Glamorgan become financially sustainable
Glamorgan chief executive officer Dan Cherry says money from the sale of the Welsh Fire franchise will be used to make the county financially sustainable for the future."We've lived a hand-to-mouth existence over a long period now," admitted Cherry."This is an opportunity to become debt-free, put reserves in place for the stadium or something like Covid, and invest in projects to make us more sustainable."Glamorgan are set to receive around £20m after moves to get private investment into the eight Hundred franchise teams in England and Wales. Indian-American IT entrepreneur Sanjay Govil, who owns US franchise team Washington Freedom, will take a 50% stake in Welsh was speaking to BBC Sport Wales ahead of the county's AGM (Monday, 24 March), where members will hear of a £286,192 operating loss for 2024 despite a profit before tax, interest and depreciation of £272,000."It's a fantastic opportunity for the game, we've had our own struggles over the last 10 to 15 years, but this investment allows us to become more financially sustainable for the future and to invest in the growth of cricket throughout Wales," he added.A remaining debt of £1.32m will be repaid to Cardiff Council, after much of the debt to the authority and the club's banks in 2015 had to be written off following the complete redevelopment of Sophia club will re-examine the possibility of building a hotel and improving conference facilities at Sophia Gardens, in line with several other will also reconsider how to establish a playing base in south-west Wales after a drop in the number of county players produced from west of play just two days of first-team cricket at Neath after the deterioration of St Helen's, which the Swansea club side will leave in 2025 as the Ospreys rugby team moves back."It's going to be a huge priority, it's something myself and (previous CEO) Hugh Morris have been keen on. We have to develop more home-grown players to represent Glamorgan, and get more Glamorgan players representing England," said Cherry."This investment gives us the opportunity for discussions, but we're going to have to partner with someone to make that happen, so we'll re-engage with partners in Swansea and Neath."Glamorgan men's team have not played in North Wales since before Covid in 2019, though the new women's team will play one match there in Cherry also hopes the benefits of the Hundred investment will spread north."There's a definite desire to create a hub in North Wales, we've had really good discussions about our pathway and how to develop more players," he added."If we could create a hub in the west of Wales and in the north of Wales, with indoor and outdoor facilities to grow the game, that would be fantastic."Meanwhile the AGM is not likely to hear a detailed explanation of the December coaching upheaval, which saw coach Grant Bradburn depart amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour, denied by the Cricket Regulator, an arms-length body set up by the England and Wales Cricket Board, is yet to publish its findings nearly three months on and does not include the case in its annual report."There's an ongoing process with the Cricket Regulator and there's not a lot we can say while that is ongoing. We took action, we believe we made the right decision and in Richard Dawson we've got a fantastic head coach to take us forward," Cherry are still hoping to announce another assistant coach to former Gloucestershire head coach Dawson.
BBC News
04-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Glamorgan's annual loss and debt reduced in 2024
Glamorgan Cricket have reported an annual operating loss of £286,192 for 2024 - a slight improvement on the previous club say the finances are in line with expectations for what was expected to be a challenging club announced a profit before interest, tax and depreciation of £272,000It is hoped that figure will rise to around a million pounds for 2025, thanks to new deals in place with the England and Wales Cricket club is also set to benefit from major income streams as a result of the sale of half of the Welsh Fire franchise, based at Sophia Govil, an Indian-American businessman who controls the Washington Freedom franchise in the USA, paid around £40 million for a 50 per cent stake in Welsh ECB sold 49 percent stakes in all eight franchises, with the income set to be distributed across the professional and amateur games, while Glamorgan sold an extra one per cent Dan Cherry said: "2024, whilst challenging in many respects, has been a year when we've been able to start establishing much firmer foundations for the future." Glamorgan were hit by the unexpected need to replace a damaged floodlight at a cost of £94,000 while the England-Pakistan T20 international was washed out, but revenues were more than their budget projections and the county won the One-Day Cup for the second time in four annual report to members contains only passing reference to the shock December departure of coach Grant Bradburn after just one season in charge, amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour which he denied in a statement to BBC Sport Mark Rhydderch-Roberts described the situation as "unfortunate" but wishes Bradburn well for the commented: "Despite success on the field, it is vitally important that the club protects its environment and puts cultures and values first."The cricket regulator has yet to publish a report on its report highlights a 10-year target to be among the top eight professional sides in England and will run a semi-professional women's side for the first time in 2025, with the aim of turning fully professional in Tier One of the female game in membership went up by seven per cent in 2024 to reverse a previous debt was reduced by almost £700,000 to £1.84 million pounds with a further reduction planned.A debt of £1.32 million to Cardiff council is scheduled for repayment in January 2026.
