"The plan is to hit the ground running this season" - Davies targets a fruitful campaign across competitions for the Bears in 2026

There was no trace of parental sarcasm in the question. Smith, himself, was only 26 and in any case, he was genuinely curious. “16,” Davies replied and crouched down behind the stumps in readiness for the next delivery.

It was 2011 and Glamorgan were playing Lancashire in a Clydesdale Bank 40 match at Colwyn Bay. More accurately, Glamorgan were hammering Lancashire. In a contest reduced to 33 overs per side, the home team made 328 for four on that suddenly distant Sunday afternoon. Alviro Petersen smacked ten sixes in his 89-ball 144 and then Stewart Walters chipped in with 51 off 19.