In the early days, it was customary for the home team to entertain and the visitors and also provide a meal between innings.

Grace had recently scored 224 not out against Surrey and the bat he used against Monmouth had a Silver Shield on it recording the achievement.

The event became very popular and in 1883, thanks to the recent arrival of the railways, Drybridge Park hosted a game between the Combined Universities and the world.

After an unprecedented treble double, the club moved to the Worcestershire County League in 2006, achieving promotion from Division Three (South) in its first year.

[1] Monmouth's members voted to rejoin the Cricket Wales pyramid – after a 20-year exile – for the benefit of its growing junior section.

With support from parents, Cricket Wales and local MP David Davies, then chairman Martin Newell and vice-chairman Ian Morgan secured substantial grant funding for a two-bay outdoor net facility which was built at Monmouth Sports Ground in July 2015.

After a succession of near misses, the club finally gained promotion from the South East Wales Cricket League Division Three in 2017.

The return of experienced players David Teague and Jonathan Roberts from Chepstow, coupled with mature performances from Wales Under-15s duo Harry Friend and Joe Harris and Glamorgan Academy leg-spinner Sam Swingwood, helped Monmouth to a golden summer in 2018.

The club clinched promotion from Division Two by winning the title at its first attempt and then managed to achieve a respectable 8th place finish out of 12 teams in its first season in the top flight.