Wales National County Cricket Club is one of twenty

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clubs within the domestic

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structure of

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and

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. It represents all of the

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except

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and is currently the only non-English member of the

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. The team is currently a member of the National Counties Cricket Championship Western Division, having joined in 1988 after

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's second eleven left the competition, and plays in the

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. Wales National County played

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matches occasionally from 1993 until 2005 but is not classified as a List A team ''per se''.

Club history

Some Welsh counties formerly competed individually in the National Counties Cricket Championship.

was easily the most successful and it became first-class in 1921. The others were

Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...

from 1908 to 1911;

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...

from 1930 to 1935; and

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...

from 1901 to 1934. Following the withdrawal of the Somerset Second XI from National Counties cricket at the end of the 1987 season, Wales Minor Counties entered National Counties cricket for the 1988 season as their replacement. However Wales National County is yet to win the

or the

. The club first played

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in the

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against

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. The club appeared in eighteen List A matches from 1993 to 2005, winning eight and losing ten, the majority of which were against first-class opponents. Wales National County lost the right to play List A cricket when the National Counties were excluded from the

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from the 2006 season onward.

Notable players

:''See

List of Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club List A players Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club was formed in 1988, and first competed in the Minor Counties Championship in their founding season. They have appeared in eighteen List A matches, making nine NatWest Trophy and nine Cheltenham & Gloucester T ...

and :Wales National County cricketers'' The following Wales Minor Counties/National County cricketers also made an impact on the first-class game or are of note in other fields: * Colin Metson *

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* Alexander French

Grounds

The club has no fixed home, but plays its home matches at various grounds across Wales. Grounds used for the 2011 season included: *

Eugene Cross Park Eugene Cross Park is a rugby and cricket ground in Ebbw Vale, Wales. In November 1919 the Ebbw Vale Welfare Association was formed and bought the "Bridgend Field". The of land became known as the Welfare Ground, and in 1973 its name was change ...

Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale (; cy, Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr con ...

Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny Pen-y-Pound is a cricket ground in Abergavenny, Wales. It is the home of Abergavenny Cricket Club, who play in the South Wales Cricket League. The ground was first used by the Glamorgan 1st XI in 1981 for limited over matches and in 1983 for ...

* Ffosyrefail Ground,

Pontarddulais Pontarddulais (), also known as Pontardulais (), is both a community and a town in Swansea, Wales. It is northwest of the city centre. The Pontarddulais ward is part of the City and County of Swansea. Pontarddulais adjoins the village of Hendy ...

*Usk Cricket Club Ground,

Usk Usk ( cy, Brynbuga) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. Usk Castle, above the town, overlooks th ...

References

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