Oh, Glammy, Glammy!
Glamorgan won their third County Championship title at Taunton on Saturday, 20 September, 1997. Going into their final fixture against Somerset the Welsh county knew that a win would enable them to match the achievements of 1948 and 1969. After scoring 527 in their first innings, thanks to 165 from Morris, a brilliant 142 from Maynard and 86 by Robert Croft, Glamorgan bowled out Somerset for 252 and then 285, polishing off the necessary 11 runs. It was left to Steve James, who was playing his last game, to seal the triumph with a boundary. The maximum 24 points gained by Glamorgan meant Kent had to settle for second despite beating Surrey by five wickets at Canterbury.
