In 1942 military leaders had organised a one-day match at the Arms Park between Western Command and Southern Command, with the former including Glamorgan’s Trevil Morgan, Haydn Davies, Johnnie Clay and Arthur Patterson. The light-hearted contest ended in a tie, much to the delight of the participants who were able to take their mind off more pressing matters by getting back into their whites.
In 1943 several of their county colleagues were in cricketing action again as the Emergency committee organised further one-day matches at Cardiff as well as at Barry Island where, as in the Great War, matches helped to channel the energies of those employed in the busy port on the South Wales coast. The Island ground hosted the games against the Anti-Aircraft Command and Royal Air Force, whilst the Arms Park played host to the fixtures against Western Command and The Army , plus a match between a Glamorgan Past XI and a Glamorgan Future XI.