Glamorgan women get ready to step up and join the professionals

Meanwhile, off-spinner Gemma Porter, 23, is hoping for a second bite at top tier cricket after joining last year from Warwickshire.

While some of her team-mates dash from jobs or studies for training, Porter is already employed by Glamorgan in the ticket sales team, making it easy to move next door to the indoor facilities for training.

“I’m quite fortunate because I was in a professional set-up at Warwickshire and before that I was with Southern Vipers academy. Last year we weren’t professional [with Glamorgan] but we treated it professionally so that speaks volumes as to why we played so well,” she told BBC Sport Wales.

Porter earned the Player of the Year award with her effective performances with the ball, often opening the bowling in a spin-heavy attack.

She said being professional is “something I want to do”.

“It’s why I’ve moved to Cardiff and I’m working for Glamorgan,” she added.

“At the moment pro status isn’t spoken about that much, we’re focused on this season, but people know that if they put in performances, they’ll put their name in the hat.”

The team begin their competitive campaign with two 50-overs matches at Sophia Gardens with Gloucestershire and Leicestershire visiting on 12 and 19 April, before hosting Devon at Newport in the T20 Counties Cup on 25 April.