About this episode
Tell us what you think of this episode In this week’s episode we talk to Linton Lewis and his clubmates from Ammanford Cricket Club. Linton, born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean, came to Ammanford in 1981 as an unknown young cricketer from the West Indies. When he left the club in 1989 he had transformed the club’s fortunes and left behind a series of exploits that were legendary throughout South Wales and beyond. Those interested in learning more about Linton’s experiences at Ammanford can do no better than read this wonderful article on the Dai Sport website which we used in the research for our podcast: https://www.dai-sport.com/linton-lewis-lawyer-politician-multi-millionaire-and-welsh-club-cricket-legend/ Listen in as we talk to Linton, Ammanford club captain Jeff Roach and past players Colin Mathews, Phil Fisher and Richard Evans as they recall those tumultuous years when the club was catapulted from Division 3 of the South Wales Cricket Association to Division 1, winning 3 Welsh cups along the way and completing the double of Division 1 Champions and Welsh Cup Winners in 1986.