ECB Premier Leagues

St Fagans ace ‘Gums’ isn’t shy of putting the work in

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The Cricket Paper Team
31 May 2019

By Peter White

The way he was: Gareth Rees batting for Glamorgan
PICTURE: Getty Images

BUSINESS is booming for St Fagans skipper Gareth Rees – both on and off the cricket field.
After totting up almost 8,000 runs in more than 100 games for Glamorgan, Rees retired from first-class cricket in 2014 – at the age of 29 – to focus on a career in insurance.
Five years on, Rees is currently head of start-up and innovation partnerships at Admiral Group and he has no regrets about his decision to walk away from the full-time game.
He said: “Your cricket career comes to a na...