Later the Cardiff Arms Park Company Limited was formed by Cardiff Athletic Club, Arms Park (Cardiff) Greyhound Racing Company Limited and the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) acquired the land from the Bute Estate for £30,000 (GBP), but on the understanding that the Arms Park was only used for recreational purposes and was not sold for building. (wikipedia.org)
Both the Football Association of Wales and the Welsh Rugby Union use the Resort as their base for training camps. (leekes.co.uk)
The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international men's rugby union competition between the teams of England , France , Ireland , Italy , Scotland and Wales . (wikipedia.org)
The Six Nations is the successor to the Home Nations Championship (1883-1909 and 1932-39), played between teams from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, which was the first international rugby union tournament. (wikipedia.org)
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Cardiff Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales. (wikipedia.org)
It was established in 1819 and forms the cricket section of Cardiff Athletic Club with its headquarters at Cardiff Arms Park. (wikipedia.org)
The first team plays in the South Wales Premier Cricket League. (wikipedia.org)
Cardiff Cricket Club was established in 1819. (wikipedia.org)
The club initially played on various cricket grounds, mostly in eastern Cardiff, due to better drainage. (wikipedia.org)
By 1867 the Bute Estate agreed that the cricket club could rent the eastern part of the Arms Park at only one shilling per annum. (wikipedia.org)
By April 1875 the Bute Estate decided to restrict access to the Arms Park to Cardiff Cricket Club and other recognised clubs. (wikipedia.org)
In 1922 Cardiff Football Club, later renamed Cardiff Rugby Football Club and Cardiff Cricket Club amalgamated to form the Cardiff Athletic Club. (wikipedia.org)
The cricket section of the Athletic Club acquired a 99 lease from the company at a rental of £200 per annum, with Glamorgan County Cricket Club paying rent for the use of the park for county cricket. (wikipedia.org)
In 1937 a new cricket pavilion was built for the cricket section of Cardiff Athletic Club. (wikipedia.org)
A new scheme was developed to change the existing rugby ground into the National Stadium, and creating a smaller ground for Cardiff R.F.C. on the existing cricket ground, with the cricket section of Cardiff Athletic Club moving to Sophia Gardens. (wikipedia.org)
Cardiff Cricket Club played their final game at Cardiff Arms Park against Lydney Cricket Club on 17 September 1966. (wikipedia.org)
In 1998, Cardiff Athletic Club sold the Sophia Gardens ground to Glamorgan County Cricket Club and the cricket section of Cardiff Athletic Club (Cardiff Cricket Club) for many years had no fixed cricket ground, while they were looking for a suitable cricket ground. (wikipedia.org)
In 1997 the club moved to their permanent home of the Diamond cricket ground at Forest Farm, Whitchurch, Cardiff and by July 2007 a new pavilion had been built on the ground. (wikipedia.org)
Cardiff Cricket Club have won the South Wales Premier Cricket League in both 2009 and 2011. (wikipedia.org)
Glamorgan County Cricket Club & CricketArchive. (wikipedia.org)
He has been a member of Glamorgan Cricket for more than 60 years, and played club cricket extensively in South East Wales. (glamorgancricket.com)
Rez Hassan has a huge passion for the game of cricket and has played as an amateur in South Wales for the past 25 years. (glamorgancricket.com)
The business experience in FMCG he has acquired will be critical to engaging new audiences to the game of cricket in Wales. (glamorgancricket.com)
Gareth Rees is an ex-Glamorgan cricketer who played nearly two hundred matches for club and scored over 7,500 First-Class runs before retiring from professional cricket in 2014. (glamorgancricket.com)
In many respects, though, the week had been a success as part of the wider plans and ambitions to promote cricket in Wales and establish Llandudno as a major cricket venue. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
New Zealand were added to the list of high profile sides including MCC, Lancashire and the South Africans that had played in north Wales since Rowland had been appointed President of the North Wales Cricket Association in 1924. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Born and raised in North Wales, Roman progressed from age-group teams into 2nd XI cricket as well as appearances for the England Under 19 team, including the 2017/18 ICC Youth World Cup. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Llandudno2
A match against Wales at Llandudno had been included in the initial fixture list with Rowland agreeing to provide £500 to meet the tourists' expenses. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Edgar Walker joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers having enlisted at Llandudno at the end of October 1914. (llandudno-parish.org.uk)
Scotland2
Although, in theory it applies only to England, because of the UK's internal market, it will impact in Scotland, Wales and in some ways in Northern Ireland. (ivydenegardens.co.uk)
The tournament was first played in 1883 as the Home Nations Championship among the then four Home Nations of the United Kingdom - England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. (wikipedia.org)
Centre2
The Vale Resort has a great link with sport with a number of the trophy-winning national and club football and rugby teams using the hotel with its superb training facilities, including football and rugby pitches on the grounds and the Welsh Rugby Union's indoor training facility, its centre of excellence. (leekes.co.uk)
Mark currently holds non-executive director roles at the International Conference Centre Wales (ICCW), Excalibur Steel Ltd and is a Board Member of the Welsh Industrial Development Agency. (glamorgancricket.com)
Bristol4
The Core Cities Group is a coalition of some of England's major regional cities:*Birmingham - West Midlands*Bristol - South West England*Leeds - Yorkshire and the Humber*Liverpool - North West England*Manchester - North West England. (absoluteastronomy.com)
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. (absoluteastronomy.com)
Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham. (absoluteastronomy.com)
Coventry is 95 miles (153 km) northwest of central London , 19 miles (31 km) east-south-east of Birmingham , 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Leicester and 11 miles (18 km) north of Warwick . (ipfs.io)
England8
South West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. (absoluteastronomy.com)
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. (absoluteastronomy.com)
Cardiff s SWALEC Stadium will host the opening Investec Ashes Test Match of the five-match series as it did in 2009 when England s last pair James Anderson and Monty Panesar clung on for a famous draw on the final day of a gripping Ashes encounter. (merciatouristboard.org.uk)
After the Ashes, England and Australia will do battle again in a NatWest T20I at Cardiff s SWALEC Stadium before the international season reaches its climax in September with The Ageas Bowl, Lord s, Emirates Old Trafford and Headingley hosting matches in the Royal London One-Day International series. (merciatouristboard.org.uk)
England and Wales have won the championship the most times, both with 39 titles, but England have won the most outright titles with 29 (28 for Wales). (wikipedia.org)
Years1
Michelle Adams was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and lived there until she traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, during her college years. (pelicanpub.com)
Lease1
The most recent announcement was of the business' expansion into Cardiff where it has taken a lease on a store on Newport Road from where it will retail sofas, dining, beds and kitchens. (leekes.co.uk)
North4
Born in Lanarkshire, Tom was chased by a number of clubs north and south of the border. (newcastleunited-mad.co.uk)
With opening games under their belts against clubs and other teams in south and north Wales the Cygnets moved on to their first major challenge. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Known widely as Swannie, HD Swan had led the MCC tours of north Wales in 1926 and 1927 captaining teams that included NVH Riches and G E Rowland's son Cyril. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
The side also contained a clutch of promising youngsters including Maurice Turnbull and four young cricketers from north Wales, Albert Mallalieu, Samuel Jagger and G E Rowland's sons Cyril and William Rowland. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Terraced house1
Over 60,000 people that pass through the doors of a Leekes store each week - a far cry from the days of serving customers in the front room of a terraced house in South Wales! (leekes.co.uk)
Championship2
Since then a landmark four-star hotel with spa, health and racquets club, 700 seat conference facility, and two 18- hole championship golf courses have been built. (leekes.co.uk)
Persevering with the rescuing of articles from the Gwent County History Association's Newsletter: this is roughly the text of a lecture to the Friends of Llandaff Cathedral based on my article 'The Cloister and the Hearth: Anthony Kitchin and Hugh Jones, two Reformation bishops of Llandaff' in the Journal of Welsh Religious History vol 3, 1995. (heritagetortoise.co.uk)
County4
Cardiff Athletic Club however wanted to develop new facilities for both the bowls and tennis sections, and did not allow new seating to be erected just for county games. (wikipedia.org)
The Duke of Cornwall, as The Prince of Wales is known in the county, today visited the coastal town of Newquay and nearby Nansledan. (igsuperstar.com)
It proved to be quite a debut for the youngster as the Welsh county posted a record run-chase in the televised contest at Hove with Roman ending the contest by nonchalantly clipping a ball high over mid-wicket for six to clinch victory for his team. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
The youngster also bowled the final over in the final against Hampshire and held his nerve as the Welsh county won a dramatic contest by one run. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Game1
Although the club, in November 1926, was still in the planning stage, Swan's role in steering the tour agenda, allied with Rowland's financial backing and Riches' ability to guarantee quality opposition, secured a game with the tourists for the fledgling Cygnets. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Held1
Today, The Prince of Wales held an Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace, on behalf of The Queen. (igsuperstar.com)
Private2
Whilst adjacent to the Castle, buildings on the grounds have been converted into private residential apartments called Hensol Castle Park. (leekes.co.uk)
He was in private practice as a barrister from 1967 and as Queen's Counsel from 1984, and was involved in many of the important criminal cases in Wales. (glamorgancricket.com)
Museum1
She worked in various venues including the Mount Pleasant Recreation Department and the South Carolina State Museum. (pelicanpub.com)
Matches1
While limiting their matches in the first year to Wales, the Cygnets had ambitions to play much further afield. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Place1
There had been previous attempts to merge the clubs, in November 1892 and between 1902 and 1904, when the two clubs worked closely to fund a new pavilion to serve the needs of both clubs, but it was not until 1922 that the merger finally took place. (wikipedia.org)
Sports1
The club then moved to Cardiff Arms Park, but it was more of a gentlemen's club, rather than a sports club. (wikipedia.org)
Bath1
He played first class rugby for a number of leading Clubs including Bath, Pontypridd (where he serves as an executive director), Newport and Ebbw Vale. (glamorgancricket.com)
Country1
The River Avon is an English river in the south west of the country. (absoluteastronomy.com)
Rugby Football Club3
In 1922 Cardiff Football Club, later renamed Cardiff Rugby Football Club and Cardiff Cricket Club amalgamated to form the Cardiff Athletic Club. (wikipedia.org)
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premiership . (wikipedia.org)
Swansea Rugby Football Club Ltd, alongside Neath RFC are co-owners of the Ospreys . (wikipedia.org)
19973
In 1997 the club moved to their permanent home of the Diamond cricket ground at Forest Farm, Whitchurch, Cardiff and by July 2007 a new pavilion had been built on the ground. (wikipedia.org)
The 1990s saw success for the club, including being league champions on 4 occasions (1991/92, 1993/94, 1997/98 and 2000/01) and Welsh cup winners in 1995 and 1999. (wikipedia.org)
He did however sell the club in 1990 but returned as chairman in 1997. (firmastella.com)
Arms Park7
It was established in 1819 and forms the cricket section of Cardiff Athletic Club with its headquarters at Cardiff Arms Park. (wikipedia.org)
The club then moved to Cardiff Arms Park, but it was more of a gentlemen's club, rather than a sports club. (wikipedia.org)
By 1867 the Bute Estate agreed that the cricket club could rent the eastern part of the Arms Park at only one shilling per annum. (wikipedia.org)
By April 1875 the Bute Estate decided to restrict access to the Arms Park to Cardiff Cricket Club and other recognised clubs. (wikipedia.org)
Later the Cardiff Arms Park Company Limited was formed by Cardiff Athletic Club, Arms Park (Cardiff) Greyhound Racing Company Limited and the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) acquired the land from the Bute Estate for £30,000 (GBP), but on the understanding that the Arms Park was only used for recreational purposes and was not sold for building. (wikipedia.org)
Cardiff Cricket Club played their final game at Cardiff Arms Park against Lydney Cricket Club on 17 September 1966. (wikipedia.org)
Realising that he had nothing to lose Hughes made his way to Cardiff, and so impressed the watching officials with his pace bowling and crisp strokeplay, that he was drafted into the county`s side to play the touring South Africans at the Arms Park. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Initially1
23] Launched in 2004, the programme was initially known as The Straits Times Media Club. (3dresearchspecs.com)
Debut2
Her acclaimed debut novel, Paro: Dreams of Passion , was published in 1984. (swansea.ac.uk)
However in 2014, the Club after being awarded the hosting of the UEFA Super Cup Final, set upon increasing the capacity by 5,000 seats chiefly by expanding the Ninian Park Stand on one side. (footballgroundguide.com)
In 2014 the All Whites were relegated from the Welsh Premier league on the final day of the season when despite beating Neath at St Helens, a bonus point for Aberavon sent Swansea into the SWALEC Championship. (wikipedia.org)
They reached the 1984 FA Cup Final, losing to Everton. (firmastella.com)
Story1
These include The Story of Wales, which accompanied a landmark TV series, the travelogue An Island Called Smith and Y Storïwr which won the Wales Book of the Year. (swansea.ac.uk)
Ground2
After spending 99 years at their former Ninian Park ground, the Club in 2009, moved only a quarter of a mile away to the new stadium. (footballgroundguide.com)
Hughes completely belied his inexperience, hitting a remarkable 70* with four huge sixes and six crisply-timed fours, whilst Smart at the other end, raced to a century with a series of sweetly timed fours and one mighty six straight through the plate glass window of a hotel in the road opposite the Cardiff ground. (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Side2
Although chiefly the home of Welsh Athletics, the stadium is also used for football with Welsh League Two side Cardiff Bay Harlequins playing their home games there. (footballgroundguide.com)
Some clubs have repeatedly fielded a weaker side in the competition, making the opportunity for giant-killing of the larger clubs more likely. (dysprosiumsu264.click)
History1
They have played at a number of grounds throughout their history, including Vicarage Road where they moved to in 1920 and have stayed ever since. (firmastella.com)
Team3
Now the Editor of the London books team she's responsible for BBC Readings and Audiobooks, Radio 4's Open Book and BookClub, and World Book Club and World Book Cafe on the World Service. (swansea.ac.uk)
The club was founded in 1872 [4] as an association football team, switching to the rugby code in 1874, and in 1881 it became one of the eleven founder clubs of the Welsh Rugby Union . (wikipedia.org)
This provoked a complete revamp of the club with Stephen Hughes taking the position of Chairman, Keith Colclough as Managing Director and Richard Lancaster leading a coaching team of former players including Rhodri Jones, Chris Loader and Ben Lewis. (wikipedia.org)
Chairman1
Elton John was club chairman of Watford from 1976 until 2002. (firmastella.com)
Successful club1
In the early twentieth century Swansea RFC was an extremely successful club. (wikipedia.org)
English2
I noticed that all the signs inside were written in both English and Welsh. (footballgroundguide.com)
Organised by the English Football League (EFL), it is open to any club within the top four levels of the English football league system - 92 clubs in total - comprising the top-level Premier League , and the three divisions of the English Football League's own league competition ( Championship , League One and League Two ). (dysprosiumsu264.click)
League1
The first two rounds are split into North and South sections, and a system of byes based on league level ensures higher ranked teams enter in later rounds and defers the entry of teams still involved in Europe. (dysprosiumsu264.click)
Match1
By the tea interval, several pools lay on the outfield and the umpires had the formality of calling play off and declaring the match a draw, leaving the South Africans frustrated at the outcome and the Glamorgan supporters gleefully toasting a new hero! (glamorgancricketarchives.com)
Miles1
Coventry is situated 95 miles (153 km) northwest of central London , 19 miles (31 km) east-south-east of Birmingham , 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Leicester and 11 miles (18 km) north of Warwick . (infogalactic.com)