[1] Largely successful between 1932 and 1938, Duckfield held for a time the record high score for any Glamorgan player – 280 against Surrey.
Born in Maesteg, then part of Glamorgan but now lying within Bridgend County Borough, Duckfield began as a player for various local invitational XIs as well as for Maesteg Town cricket club in 1925, and Glamorgan Club and Ground from 1926.
He would go on to score 7,000 runs for them and for the invitational 'Players' Eleven – his century during a Gentlemen v Players match drew many plaudits from Wisden in 1934.
Glamorgan historian Dr. A. K. Hignell noted that "he started to doubt his ability in the field and found it increasingly difficult to either catch a ball in the air or field a ball running along the ground.
As this preyed on his mind, Duckfield lost his place in the county's side.