Pembrokeshire’s talented all-round cricketer Andrew Salter has created a little piece of history with Glamorgan Cricket Club as he has become only the third player in the club’s history to take a wicket with his very first ball in county cricket!
Andrew, who like his big brother James and dad Graham, played for St Ishmaels in Pembrokeshire Cricket before attracting the attention of Wales at schoolboy level and then the English Schools’ under 19 team, which he captained with distinction.
From there he represented Wales in minor counties cricket from 2010 to 2012, as well as Cardiff Marylebone Cricket Club University in 2012 and 13 before signing for Glamorgan in their professional squad.
Scintillating start
Andrew played for Glamorgan in two limited overs matches in 2012 and claimed three wickets and he started his championship career in this home tussle with Leicestershire as from his very first delivery he had Shiv Thakor caught behind by Mark Wallace on the first day of the match against Leicestershire at Swansea.
Salter, who entered the attack in the 28th over, thereby emulated the feats of Billy Davies against Surrey at The Oval in 1957 and Jack Johns against Somerset at Cardiff in 1922. He finished up with cracking figures of 2 for 34 in 18 overs as Leicestershire were bundled out for 203, clean bowling Ben Raine to add his second wicket.
To complete a good second day, Andrew scored 16 not out as Glamorgan sped past 400 runs before getting caught in the slips from the third over of day three. But by then he would surely have been looking forward to a stint in trying to bowl Leicestershire out for a second time, and carrying the Pembrokeshire Flag with more distinction.
PembrokeshireSport.co.uk can only say ‘Well done Salts!’