Cricket shrine is ‘ruined’ by Ospreys

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THE Ospreys have been accused of ‘ruining’ one of cricket’s most famous grounds – St Helen’s in Swansea.
The oval where Gary Sobers struck six sixes in a single over in 1968 and Clive Lloyd the fastest of all post-war double hundreds in 1976 has been rendered unfit for first-class cricket according to Glamorgan’s leading supporters’ group.
The St Helen’s Balconiers lay the blame on the Ospreys who relocated their training base last year on a temporary basis to the ground which Swansea RFC ...

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