Glamorgan white-ball captain Kiran Carlson says that he is ready to captain the county, if called upon, ahead of their first season in the County Championship Division One for 20 years.

Glamorgan’s current red ball captain – Sam Northeast- is leaving the club after their promotion season to return to his home county of Kent, leaving a vacancy in the captains role.

Carlson has been the captain of Glamorgan’s limited overs sides for four years, leading them to two One Day Cup titles. Carlson, 27, is also a Cardiff-born player – an increasingly rare thing for Glamorgan.

“I’ve learned a lot off senior guys and I’m getting to the age where I can start leading and doing a really good job,” said Carlson.

The batter has had an excellent season in the longest format of the domestic game, ending the campaign with 1020 runs – second for Glamorgan behind Colin Ingram – at a healthy average of 46.36.

Carlson also ranked eighth in the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) rankings for Most Valuable Player of the full county season.

He has been a regular in the team since the age of 18, and led Glamorgan to a win over Kent this season when Northeast was on paternity leave.

“If I do end up taking over, Sam’s will be very big boots to fill. He’s impacted the group massively in terms of standards and dragged people up,” Carlson told BBC Sport Wales.

“I’ve done a little bit of Championship captaincy, a bit of a different style to Sammy, probably I’d be a bit more emotional about it all. If the powers that be want me to be captain, I’ll give it my best shot.”

Despite lifting the One-Day Cup twice, Carlson is excited about the prospect of playing First Division cricket in 2026.

“It’s the pinnacle of the game, though the white ball competitions are very important as well, the Championship has the most importance from the fans’ point of view and the players’ point of view,” said Carlson.

“So playing in Division One is something we’re really excited to do, we know it’s going to be a step up potentially, but we back ourselves.

“We want to create England players, have the legacy of a very good squad, keep producing and attracting players, and hopefully in a couple of years we’re right up the top of Division One and pushing for the Championship.”

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