Former Glamorgan opening batsman and coach Alan Jones has been inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. Jones scored more than 34,000 first-class runs for Glamorgan, a record for the Welsh county, in an illustrious career which started in 1957 and ended in 1983. He made 56 first-class centuries and was capped by England against the Rest of the World in 1970 although the series was retrospectively stripped of its Test status. Jones became Glamorgan’s club coach when he retired from playing and remained as director of cricket until 1998. He still coaches Wales junior age group teams and earlier this year was elected Glamorgan President. Jones was inducted into the Principality’s Hall of Fame along with former Wales footballers Gary Speed – who died in 2011 – and Neville Southall and double Olympic rowing champion Tom James. The WSHOF is a charitable organisation created to commemorate the sporting achievements and preserve the artifacts of Welsh sportsmen and women. It was established in 1980 from the memorabilia collection of Welsh radio commentator G. V. Wynne-Jones. Since 1990, inductees to the exclusive “Roll of Honour” have been chosen annually by a trustees committee comprising representatives from athletics, media, universities and museums. The organisation has also given awards to individuals for outstanding contribution to Welsh sport. {{ak_sharing}}
