Michael Hogan (Part 2): The Glamorgan Years

CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast

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In this episode, Michael talks about his reason for coming to England. He talks about Justin Langer as a coach and responds to what Justin thought of him.
He explains the circumstances that allowed him to play in English cricket as a domestic player and how he was able to play in both England and Australia for a period of time.
Michael talks about the first year of his stay in Wales and the difficulties for his family settling in to life in a different country. He also talks about the issues for a professional cricketer trying to manage their career alongside their family life.
There is a discussion about the conditions in English cricket and the small changes Michael made to his bowling when he came. There were early difficulties and Michael remembers some of the social media responses to his early form. The game against Gloucestershire where he took his career best to date of 7 for 92 was where he really arrived as a player for Glamorgan.
Michael explains what a good performance feels like for a bowler as well as his best batting performance and his attitude towards and performances in white ball cricket.
Michael was appointed as captain of Glamorgan in 2018. He explains what the club was trying to do and the difficulties this imposed on him as a captain.
There is a discussion about Marnus Labushagne and Michael Nesser, their qualities and what it is like to play with them.
Finally, Michael talks about the 2021 triumph in the Royal London Cup Victory.