Tom Maynard walks away from troubled Glamorgan

Tom Maynard has walked away from Glamorgan, citing the treatment of his father, Matthew, as the reason.

In an interview with the Western Mail, Maynard, 21, said the circumstances which led to his father quitting the county left him wanting to "tear down walls and rip off heads" and he blamed chairman Paul Russell and chief executive Alan Hamer for what happened. Maynard senior's resignation was followed by that of ousted captain Jamie Dalrymple and club president Peter Walker.

"I no longer feel I can stay at Glamorgan while the current people are in charge," Maynard junior said. "It's a shame it has come to this. I feel people who have not offered as much for Glamorgan on the playing front have come in over the top of them and dealt with cricket matters. With these guys at the helm you just don't know what is coming next and what they could do.

"I resent how me and my father have been treated in the last couple of months and have been shocked by what has happened. I feel it has been a big step backwards. We had a reasonably successful season and we were going to kick on next year and make a big impact in all forms.

"Now these changes have been made it puts everything up in the air and the environment is too unstable for what I want to achieve. I was looking to push for higher honours and that does not change with my goals remaining the same. But I am going to have to do it somewhere else."

He said the decision had not been easy. "I've grown up watching and wanting to play for Glamorgan. This county is close to my heart and always will be. I have my Glamorgan number tattooed on me. That is how much it means to me. I only ever thought I would want to play for Glamorgan. So there has been a lot of emotion and sleepless nights over this, but I need some closure now.

"Consider the prospect of working for men you do not respect. I would never want to win a game for the people in charge of Glamorgan at the moment and that is my biggest issue. How I am going to go out in a Glamorgan shirt and have these people enjoy the success? I can't be a part of that."

However, things may not be as simple as Maynard makes out as he signed a new three-year contract in September, shortly before the upheaval at the county. He believes the change in personnel invalidates the deal, but attempts by him to move away could well be challenged in court.

"They seem to feel they want to fight it out in court, which I find unbelievable," he said. "I hope it doesn't go that far. I hoped they would have the humility to have seen the error of their ways and let me go. I've been trying to sort this out for the last two months and have continually asked to be released and to talk to other counties."

He added he had been informed Glamorgan had sent letters to other counties warning them not to approach him.