RECORD BREAKING wicketkeeper batsmen Mark Wallace has extended his contract with Glamorgan until the end of season 2017.
Mark Wallace is the most successful wicket-keeper batsman in the club’s history and in the opening fixture of last season he became the first gloveman for the Welsh county to amass over 10,000 runs in first-class cricket.
‘Wally’ made his Glamorgan debut in 1999 against Somerset at Taunton and at 17 years and 287 days old he duly became the Club’s youngest wicket-keeper in a County Championship match.
In the course of the following years, he also represented England Under 19s, before becoming Glamorgan’s regular wicket-keeper in four-day cricket from 2001, winning his county cap in 2003 aged only 21.
Mark was an important part of Glamorgan’s success in winning the National League title in 2004 and the following year, he also set a new club record by not conceding any byes in Kent’s mammoth total of 587 at Canterbury.
In 2009 Wallace scored a careerbest 139 in first-class cricket and in 2013 he set a new career-best in List A cricket with an unbeaten 118 against Gloucestershire in Cardiff on the road to leading the team out at Lord’s for the Yorkshire Bank 40 Final.
“I’ve been here for a while now so the opportunity to extend my stay was something I jumped at,” said Mark Wallace.
“I love playing for Glamorgan. It’s something I wanted to do since I was a kid so I’m very happy to be doing it for a little bit longer.
“We’ve made some good signings to bolster the squad in different areas this season and there’s a few guys in the academy now who weren’t born when I made my debut.
“It’s a good blend though and we’ve a good size of squad with competition for places.”
Hugh Morris, Glamorgan Chief Executive and Director of Cricket commented, “Mark is an outstanding senior player and role model within our squad and we are delighted to have secured his services until the end of 2017.”
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