June 8, 9 v Monmouthshire at Rodney Parade, Newport – Won by 84 runs
June 24, 25 v Carmarthenshire at The Gnoll, Neath – Won by an innings and 1 run
July 1, 2 v Wiltshire at Cardiff Arms Park – Won by 10 wickets
July 6, 7, 8 South Wales v Philadelphians at Cardiff Arms Park – Lost by 36 runs
July 10, 11 v Devon at Exeter – Lost by 53 runs
July 13, 14 v Cornwall at Truro – Won by an innings and 107 runs
July 22, 23 v Carmarthenshire at Stradey Park, Llanelli – Won by an innings and 259 runs
July 29, 30 v Devon at St. Helen’s, Swansea – Won by 8 wickets
Aug 3, 4 v Monmouthshire at Cardiff Arms Park – Lost by an innings and 127 runs
Aug 12, 13 v Cornwall at Cardiff Arms Park – Won by 9 wickets
Aug 24, 25 v Oxford Harlequins at Cardiff Arms Park – Won by an innings and 79 runs
Aug 27, 28 v Monmouthshire at Cardiff Arms Park – Match Drawn
Sept 1, 2, 3, 5 v Wiltshire at Chippenham – Match Drawn
Sept 7, 8, 9 v Staffordshire at Stoke – Lost by 9 wickets
1908 saw the South Wales side lose their showpiece contest against the touring Philadelphians at the Arms Park, whilst Glamorgan, once again, reached the play-off Final of the Minor County competition. But Glamorgan’s progression to the knock-out stage was not without a whiff of controversy after they had tied with Monmouthshire on top of the Western Division.
A play-off was held in the last week of August but only one innings was completed because of the weather and it was left to Sir Francis Lacey, the MCC Secretary, to decide who should progress to the semi-finals. He duly opted in Glamorgan’s favour on the grounds that they had won the group the year before. His decision upset Monmouthshire’s officials, especially as they had enjoyed, by far, the better of the group match at Cardiff where Arthur Silverlock scored an unbeaten 187.
With Jack Brain moving into semi-retirement, Arthur Gibson had been appointed as the Club’s captain, but the veteran returned for the knock-out stages and led the Welsh county in the semi-final against Wiltshire at Chippenham. Rain washed out the first two days of the contest before Harry Creber took 8/18 as Wiltshire were dismissed for 41. Glamorgan replied with 172 and progressed to the final by virtue of their higher first innings total. Their opponents in the final were Staffordshire with the game at Stoke seeing Sydney Barnes, the legendary bowler, complete a match-winning haul of 15/54 as Glamorgan were dismissed for 60 and 79.