May 30, 31 v Carmarthenshire at Stradey Park, Llanelli – Won by 272 runs
June 6, 7, 8 v Worcestershire at Cardiff Arms Park – Lost by an innings and 33 runs
June 15, 16 v Carmarthenshire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – Won by an innings and 327 runs
July 1, 2 v Monmouthshire at Rodney Parade, Newport – Won by an innings and 42 runs
July 7, 8 v Somerset at Cardiff Arms Park – Lost by 172 runs
July 11, 12, 13 v Sussex 2nd XI at Hove – Lost by 89 runs
July 14, 15 v Monmouthshire at The Gnoll, Neath – Won by 96 runs
July 18, 19 v Wiltshire at Trowbridge – Won by 6 wickets
July 20, 21 v Hertfordshire at Hitchin – Won by 5 wickets
July 22, 23 v Surrey 2nd XI at Guildford – Won by 10 wickets
Aug 1, 2 v Wiltshire at Cardiff Arms Park – Match Drawn
Aug 3, 4 v Hertfordshire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – Won by 5 wickets
Aug 5, 6 v Surrey 2nd XI The Gnoll, Neath – Won by 92 runs
Sept 5, 6, 7 v Sussex at St. Helen’s, Swansea – Lost by 6 wickets
There was a further change in 1910 to the format of the Minor County Championship with the teams split into two groups and the winners of each meeting in the Final. Glamorgan’s fixtures in the re-structured competition were also augmented by friendlies at Cardiff with Worcestershire and Somerset, plus a match with Sussex at Swansea as Glamorgan tested their strength against a trio of first-class counties.
If Glamorgan were going to join them in the County Championship, their capital reserves would need further strengthening in order to commit to the requirement of eight home and eight away matches. Consequently, the Earl of Plymouth and Tal Whittington issued a circular to all clubs and businesses in South Wales appealing for donations, whilst a three-day fund-raising match was also organized at the Arms Park between a side representing the East of England and a side from the West, including Whittington and Billy Bancroft.
With the likelihood of needing an additional venue for first-class matches, Glamorgan’s home games with Monmouthshire and Surrey 2nd XI were also staged at The Gnoll in Neath and it must have greatly pleased Whittington and others from the Neath club to see a healthy gate, besides Glamorgan winning both games.
But this was the only silver lining during a summer when the ambitions of the Welsh county took a hit, both from a cricketing and financial perspective. They finished as runners-up in their group behind Berkshire whilst in the match against Worcestershire at the Arms Park, they were dismissed within 55 minutes for just 36, with the Australian John Cuffe taking 9/5 with his left-arm spin. With rain affecting several home games, gate receipts fell and at the end of the season, Hugh Ingledew, the Honorary Treasurer, reported that the Club’s overdraft stood at £574. After studying the balance sheet, Whittington and his fellow officials realized that the financial situation was so grave it cast doubt over the Club honouring its Minor County fixtures for 1911, never mind trying to pursue first-class status.