Glamorgan v Leicestershire, County Championship, Day 1, Cardiff, 05/05/2022

It was great to be back at Sophia Gardens for the first time since 'you know what' - the longest period I've ever gone without watching Glamorgan, and that goes back to 1979.

In fairness, it wasn't the greatest day of Championship cricket at Sophia. Glamorgan won the toss and rather surprisingly took the decision to field first. In fairness, Cardiff does get slower and lower as matches progress, but this pitch was quite benign from the outset.

Therefore, Leicestershire built steadily through the day to close on 285/8, with main contributions coming from Hassan Azad 64 and Rishi Patel 82.

ESPN Cricinfo has a match report here.

Glamorgan thanked the people who donated their membership fees during the pandemic.

Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote, 10/04/22 - 24/04/22

 Images from Easter holidays.

Ebbw Vale 16 Carmarthen Quins 28, Indigo Welsh Premiership, 09/04/22

A disappointing home defeat for the Steelmen, who led for most of the game but fell away badly in the last quarter, as the superior fitness and speed of the visitors took their toll.

After some early penalty exchanges, Ebbw's pack power told as Dave Whiting went over from close range. A conversion and two more penalties gave the home side a 16-6 lead at the interval and all was looking good, even if the wind was going to be with the Quins in second half.

After the interval, the game changed character completely. The Vale had no answer to the driving maul of the visitors from the West as they went over 3 times plus a penalty try, to deliver 22 points without reply.

Ebbw really ran out of 'puff' in the last 20 minutes, and, looking forward, fitness levels must improve to be able to be competitive at this level.

Ebbw Vale 22 Llanelli 12, Indigo Welsh Premiership, 04/02/2022

A win at last for Ebbw Vale, after a difficult winter where the club had not won since September.

With Greg Woods having been relieved of coaching duties, hopes were high that returning Steelman Jason Strange could bring back the winning habit, and so it proved.

On a cool February Friday evening, the home pack quickly got on top, and ran up a 17-0 lead, including a brace of tries from Alex Grey and some fine goal kicking from Rhys Jones. Llanelli pulled back a try to go in 17-5 at half time.

The visitors from the West rallied well after the break, but a third home try from Daf Howells secured the win points.

The Match Ball Sponsor was Eye For Finance.

Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote, 28/12/2021 - 08/01/2022

 Some images from Winter Sun in Lanzarote after Christmas and over New Year.