Pontypridd

Pontypridd frequently colloquially referred to as Ponty, is both a community and the county city of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is situated 19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. Nysangharad Park is a park in the centre of Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is divided into the Ynysangharad Park cricket ground and the general public Ynysangharad War Memorial Park. The floor became first set up in 1870, however the first recorded match at the floor changed into in 1924, whilst Glamorgan played their first great in shape there towards Derbyshire.

Glamorgan played 43 excellent suits on the floor among 1926 and 1996, playing their very last first-rate healthy there against the Pakistanis all through their tour of England. The floor has additionally held List-A suits. The first List-A fit came in the 1970 John Player League among Glamorgan and Essex. Between 1970 and 1999, the ground performed host to 9 List-A suits, the remaining of which saw Glamorgan play Surrey in the 1999 National League.

The park, created in 1923, offers a number of facilities, together with a pitch and putt golf route, bowling greens, football, cricket pitches and tennis courts, bandstand and refreshment kiosks. The lido is being renovated.Within the park are a pair of memorial statues by way of Goscombe John, erected in 1930 to commemorate Evan and James James, the father and son composers of the Welsh National Anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Land of my Fathers The grave slab of Evan James turned into additionally moved right here from Carmel Chapel whilst that chapel turned into demolished.