In this episode we talk to Russell Penrhyn Jones, the founder and driving force behind the Wales National County (North) Representative Teams.
Founded in 2022, the Senior and U19 representative teams aim to give cricketers in the North Wales region opportunities to play representative cricket, develop their skills and further their cricket career aims. You can read a brief article on their development here:
https://cricketwales.org.uk/news/walesnc-north
Russell talks about his involvement as a player and then a coach in both rugby and cricket. He also talks about his son, Dewi and his experiences as a aspiring first class cricketer. You can read a little bit about Dewi's career here:
https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/dewi-penrhyn-jones/
Russell talks about his experiences at Ruthin Cricket Club and Brymbo Cricket Club and his development as a coach before talking about Dewi's development as a schoolboy and academy cricketer as well as his time with Glamorgan CCC
You can follow Russell and the Wales National County (North) on Twitter @WalesNCNorth
If you want to be put in touch with Russell why not email us at:
mwcpod1921@gmail.com