pictures huw John
through. i think glamorgan have got a
fantastic wicket-keeper in mark wallace.
he has impressed me with his work ethic
and he has time on his side to push for
higher honours.
‘’being able to secure the services of
someone like Jamie dalrymple over the
next few years is a real fillip for the club.
he is an experienced nplayer with a good
cricket brain.
‘’young James harris has had a great start
to his career and he is one for the future.
It’s going to take him time to find his
feet.’’
gillespie was determined not to be a
fly-by-night overseas star and actually give
glamorgan his full attention for a whole
season.
‘’i always said that if i played county
cricket i never wanted to have just a six
week stint; i wanted to come over and
have a whole season. you come over for
six weeks get presented a cap and just as
you are getting to know the team it’s time
to go home again.
‘’there are players who strive their whole
careers to get a county cap and you see
these overseas guys coming in and getting
a cap just for a few weeks work. i didn’t
Jason gillespie in action for the glamorgan dragons
want to be one of those.
‘’i’ve got a yorkshire cap - with the white about i didn’t really have to think twice ‘’It was frustrating but I was confident the
rose - i’m very honoured to have. i’ve got about it. ecb (england and wales cricket board)
a south australia cap and of course my and icc (international cricket council)
baggy green (australia cap). and now i ‘’i know my family love coming here, so couldn’t ban me. there was no basis other
can add the glamorgan one to that. i’ve the decision was a no brainer.’’ than the bcci (india cricket board) were
actually had a wooden case made for my trying to flex their muscles.
bar in which i have put all my caps and there was a time back in march when
that has taken pride of place. i’ve kept an there was some doubt over whether ‘’i wasn’t going to be bullied and nor were
extra hook in it for my glamorgan cap. gillespie would ever get to wales. he was the other guys in icl. we are playing
part of the rebel indian cricket league, cricket and promoting the game. the icl is
‘’in a sense the glamorgan cap means as and the england and wales cricket board doing more for the game than ipl which is
much if not more than some of the others were being encouraged by the indian taking players out of tests and one-dayers.
in the sense that you know the end is cricket board to ban the likes of the
sooner rather than later, so you want to australian from participating in county ‘’i’ve signed with ahmedabad rockets for
enjoy every minute of it. cricket. four tournaments over three years. it’s
something new that i didn’t think would
‘’i love wales and i really love cardiff. Just as glamorgan were starting to come my way. it’s a good thing we weren’t
it’s a great spot. i’ve always enjoyed consider other overseas options, playing in ahmedabad because that is
coming to cardiff in the past. so when the however, gillespie was given the all-clear. actually a dry state so i don’t think i would
opportunity to play for glamorgan came have gone!’’
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