Carmarthen Wanderers open new clubhouse
Rain stopped play, but it didn’t dampen the spirits for the official opening of the new Carmarthen Wanderers Cricket Clubhouse at Trinity Fields at Ystrad, Johnstown, Carmarthen. The opening was due to be carried out against the backdrop of a South Wales Junior Cricket Under-16 match between the Wanderers and Pontarddulais – but a classic summer deluge put paid to that part of the entertainment. VIP guests, including Glamorgan bowler Huw Waters and Carmarthen Town Deputy Mayor Phil Grice, were forced inside the new clubhouse, but at least it gave them chance to explore the new pavilion. More than £150,000 has been spent on dressing rooms and a lounge bar next to the nets at Trinity Fields. “The new clubhouse is a great example of partnerships at work,” said Carmarthen Wanderers chairman David Roberts. Mr Roberts said the key partners in the project were the University of Wales Trinity St David, the ECB English Cricket Board of England, Cricket Wales, Carmarthenshire County Council, Cwm...