June 24, 25 v South Wales Cricket Club at St. Helen’s, Swansea -Won by 9 wickets
July 15, 16 v Herefordshire at Cardiff Arms Park -Match Drawn
July 19, 20 v Monmouthshire at Usk – Match Drawn
July 24, 25 v MCC and Ground at Cardiff Arms Park – Match Drawn
Aug 2, 3 v VT Hill`s All-England XI at Cardiff Arms Park – Match Drawn
Aug 7, 8 v Herefordshire at Widemarsh Common, Hereford – Match Drawn
Aug 14, 15 v Monmouthshire at Cardiff Arms Park – Match Drawn
Glamorgan drew six of their seven games in 1895 with their sole victory coming in the opening match of the summer as the Club met an eleven raised by the stalwart members of the South Wales CC. The match at Swansea was a clear sign to all and sundry that the days of the old gentlemen’s club had come to an end and after a fine 156 by Bertie Letcher, Glamorgan eased to a nine-wicket victory.
There was no fixture at Lord’s with the MCC with the gap in the fixture list being filled instead by a contest at the Arms Park against an All-England XI raised by Llandaff-born Vernon Hill, who was playing for Somerset and had been up at Oxford with Jack Brain.
Opposite – Vernon Hill. Image Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.
Jack’s thoughts were already turning towards an application to the MCC for Glamorgan to join the Minor County Championship so having a showcase fixture would hopefully boost the Club’s coffers. Hill’s team included several of his Somerset colleagues plus the legendary CB Fry with the Sussex amateur top-scoring with an elegant 71.