Kiran Carlson has been named the club captain of Glamorgan Cricket ahead of the 2026 season, following the departure of Sam Northeast.

A Glamorgan academy graduate, Carlson becomes one of the youngest captains in the club’s history at the age of 27, and will now combine his white ball captaincy with the red ball job for the coming season.

Carlson made his debut for the Welsh county in 2016, quickly becoming a mainstay of the side. He has previously captained Glamorgan in white ball cricket and at age group level.

He has led the county to recent successes, including the victorious 2021 and 2024 One Day Cup campaigns and played a pivotal role in Glamorgan’s promotion from Division Two of the County Championship last season as vice-captain to Northeast.

With Northeast leaving for his home county of Kent at the end of the 2025 season, Glamorgan have filled a necessary vacancy in their squad ahead of their first Division One campaign in over twenty years.

Speaking on being named club captain, Carlson said: “I’m extremely honoured and privileged to be named as Captain of my hometown Club; somewhere I’ve supported and been a part of for a long time.

“I’ve grown up around some amazing Captains and to be a Welsh boy captaining Glamorgan is a real honour. I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with people like Matt Maynard and the late Hugh Morris, both of whom are heroes of mine and people I look up to a lot.

“I’m really excited for what the future holds for Glamorgan. We’re all thrilled to represent Wales and doing the nation proud in a big season for the Club.”

Director of Cricket Mark Wallace added: “Kiran has developed his captaincy and leadership since first taking over for the 50-Over format in 2021.

“This is an exciting time for Kiran to step up to overall Club captaincy. We’re all looking forward to him leading the Club on the field for years to come.”

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