began well before Dyson was caught at slip by Louis Duffus, a cricket journalist and author from Johannesburg who had played in the Currie Cup and was fielding substitute for Wade. The spin of Vincent and Bruce Mitchell then got the tourists home by 96 runs. Poor weather over the 1936 Whitsun affected all of the holiday games and India were restricted to an hour’s play on the Saturday and none at all on Tuesday at Fenner’s. Glamorgan entertained Sir Julien Cahn’s XI at Cardiff for Mercer’s benefit but rain restricted the attendance. In August they delighted their followers with an innings victory over the Indians at Swansea. Overnight rain prevented any play on Saturday but the pitch suited Mercer (seven for 48) on Monday and the tourists were all out for 112. Smart (58) and Turnbull (50) helped Glamorgan to a lead of 126 and the Indians then collapsed against Clay, who took eight for 14 as nine wickets fell for 49. Jahangir Khan and Mahomed Nissar then added 65, Clay going for 29 in his last three overs, before Dai Davies bowled Nissar for 49. Glamorgan were now getting into the habit of beating the tourists and they recorded a notable double over the New Zealanders in 1937. At Cardiff, Closs Jones, a young off spinner, took 10-94 in the match and Richard Duckfield made a century, the winning margin being six wickets. At Swansea Emrys Davies made 58 in Glamorgan’s 229 before the pace of Austin Matthews and slow left-arm from Davies gained a lead of 102. This was consolidated by an opening partnership of 157 by Davies and Dyson, some big hitting from Smart (94) ramming the advantage home. New Zealand, needing 443, fell apart against Davies and Clay and were beaten by 332 runs. If ever there was a man of the match, it was Emrys Davies in this game: 58 and 78 and 9-46 in 24.4 overs. He was among the runs again when the Australians came to Swansea in 1938, with 58 in a total of 145 for five declared. Although more than 25,000 people turned up on August Bank Holiday Monday, rain ruined the contest. Turnbull declared to enable the spectators to have an opportunity of seeing the Australians bat on the third afternoon on a soaking pitch which was really unfit for play. Australia made 61 for three in 32 overs, Bradman, coming in at 3-1, staying 63 minutes for 17 before being stumped by Haydn Davies off Clay at 43. In 1939, Wilfred Wooller, the Welsh rugby three-quarter who was to become one of the greatest figures associated with Glamorgan cricket, made his mark on the Whitsuntide game against the West Indies at Cardiff. Wooller, middle order batsman, right-arm medium fast bowler, brilliant close fieldsman and a future captain, club secretary and Test selector, was then 26, having gained a Blue at Cambridge in 1935 and 1936. Turnbull made 60 but six men were out for 156 before Wooller hit two sixes and 13 fours in 111. With Haydn Davies (64) he added 103 for the eighth wicket in 50 minutes. West Indies, needing 282 for victory, fell 73 short, Wooller taking five for 69. The Welsh fervour followed the tourists to Swansea, where the dismissal of 25 men on Saturday for 273 seemed to have ruined the match, Matthews being Glamorgan’s chief destroyer with seven for 21. Haydn Davies (seven catches in the game) hit 58 in the second innings and West Indies needed 191. A Bank Holiday Monday crowd of 7,000 saw eight wickets go down for 181 before Constantine, with a six and a four, won the match. It was an entertaining end to the inter-war years. Welsh Fervour 111