Alan Wilkins appointed as new president of Glamorgan

As a left-arm seamer, Wilkins claimed 243 top quality wickets in 8 seasons with Glamorgan from 1976 to 1983, and an additional 130 in Record A video games, all over which era he helped the membership achieve their first one-day ultimate, in opposition to Middlesex within the Gillette Cup in 1977.

After retirement, Wilkins launched into a broadcasting occupation, first in South Africa after which because the face and voice of BBC Wales’ sports activities protection, basically of rugby, soccer and cricket. He now works for Big name Sports activities India.

Born in Cardiff, Wilkins mentioned he had come “complete circle again to the place my cricketing adventure started”, as he prepares to prevail Gerard Elias, who’s stepping down on the finish of a four-year time period.

“In the beginning I’m delighted, and honoured to had been regarded as for the position of President, realizing who has held the location up to now,” Wilkins mentioned. “I’ve travelled so much via my paintings as a broadcaster, and that adventure has introduced me house.

“I need to make a distinction, each off and on the sector for Glamorgan,” he added. “Now we have some contemporary faces coming in, myself incorporated. I do know our new Head Trainer (Grant Bradburn) neatly from my travels with Pakistan, and I can’t wait to look his emblem of cricket out at the hallowed turf of Sophia Gardens.

“I in truth really feel just right issues are coming right here, I nonetheless get goosebumps and butterflies having a look out onto that box, and want I may just nonetheless play!”

Glamorgan CCC Chair, Mark Rhydderch-Roberts, mentioned: “I’m overjoyed that Alan has authorized the Board’s invitation and I do know he’s going to upload massive price as we transfer ahead right into a duration of possible alternate.

“No longer handiest will Alan upload cricket experience, collected from his years of taking part in and commentating, however he’s so widely recognized and revered all the way through international cricket that he’s going to be neatly positioned to reinforce the membership as we create a brand new Glamorgan long term.”