May 26, 27 v Monmouthshire at Cardiff Arms Park – Won by an innings and 141 runs
June 20, 21 v MCC and Ground at St. Helen’s, Swansea – Lost by 3 wickets
July 11, 12 v Warwickshire at Cardiff Arms Park – Match Drawn
July 25, 26 v Somerset at Cardiff Arms Park – Lost by an innings and 76 runs
Aug 22, 23 v Monmouthshire at Rodney Parade, Newport – Lost by 2 wickets
Aug 25, 26 v Surrey Club and Ground at The Oval – Lost by 5 wickets
Aug 27, 28 v MCC and Ground at Lord`s – Lost by an innings and 19 runs
Aug 29, 30 v Somerset at Bath – Lost by an innings and 103 runs
Glamorgan had made a modest profit of £11 in 1889 – it wasn’t much but it allowed the Club to arrange identical fixtures for 1890, plus home and away fixtures with both Somerset as well as neighbours Monmouthshire with JTD Llewelyn and JP Jones once again dipping into their pockets to cover some of the guarantees.
Whilst the first match, against Monmouthshire, at the Arms Park was won, six of the other seven ended in defeat, including the inaugural contest at Swansea and showed the Glamorgan hierarchy that much needed to be done before they could fly their flag at a higher level.
The first match at the St. Helen’s ground had also illustrated the very casual approach of some of the amateurs towards these county matches. This was the case with Astley Samuel a local estate agent and auctioneer who, after a quick net before play, left the ground to make a quick business call and hoping to return in time to bat during the afternoon. His plan however backfired in a rather embarrassing way – his colleagues were bowled out for 57 before lunch, with Astley recorded as ‘absent’.
After returning and making his apologies, he was chosen again for the London tour, but clearly enjoyed the socializing off the field too much, and after arriving at Bath for the match with Somerset on their way back home, he was reported as being “taken ill and unable to bowl the following day with his customary effect!”