June 6, 7 v Wiltshire at Cardiff Arms Park – Lost by 8 wickets
June 20, 21 v MCC and Ground at Cardiff Arms Park – Lost by 9 wickets
June 22, 23 v South Africans at Cardiff Arms Park – Lost by 10 wickets
July 20, 21 v Monmouthshire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – Won by 125 runs
July 30, 31 v MCC and Ground at Lord`s – Lost by 84 runs
Aug 17, 18 v Monmouthshire at Rodney Parade, Newport – Lost by 6 wickets
Aug 29, 30 v Wiltshire at Swindon – Won by 10 wickets
Gate receipts had fallen in 1893 so in a bid to arouse some interest in Glamorgan’s affairs and boost the Club’s finances, Jack Brain used his contacts within the MCC to secure a game for June 1894 against the South Africans at the Arms Park – it was the Welsh county’s inaugural contest against an international side but resulted in a ten-wicket defeat.
The Club’s quest for a decent professional bowler had seen them rely on the services Alfred Eldridge. He rounded off a good summer with the Welsh county by taking fifteen wickets in the ten-wicket victory against Wiltshire. But his efforts at Swindon led to the 31 year-old seamer being offered a lucrative contract for 1895 by the Trowbridge club. With the prospect of regular appearances for Wiltshire, Eldridge duly left South Wales.
His departure was a turning point however in the history of Glamorgan CCC as Jack Brain and his fellow committee members realized that the hiring of a homegrown professional would boost public interest and give the Club a much sharper Welsh identity. Their choice was Billy Bancroft of Swansea CC, who had played for more modest sums in previous seasons. His reward was a retainer of £2 a week for 20 weeks, plus match bonuses and an opportunity to coach some of the emerging talent.