Although the ladies of Cardiff did not start to play officially until the formation of the Ladies League in 1922, with matches commencing in 1923, there is evidence that the ladies of Grangetown were already playing friendly games.
In 1918 there had been a Grange Gasworks Ladies side that wore soft hats and cut a fine dash as they played on the City's parks. The ladies wore long black under-dresses with tops laced up and laced-up boots.
Grange Married met Grange Single on June 5, 1922 with the Married ladies winning 61-56 and the Evening Express commented: "It is understood that an attempt is to be made to organise a friendly Chapel League amongst ladies as is the vogue amongst the Ladies of Liverpool." A representative meeting took place at the Wesley Hall, Grangetown of Ladies Baseball teams interested. Among them were Roath Road Brotherhood and Grange Baptists. It was decided to form a League to be known as THE WELSH BASEBALL LADIES LEAGUE and to apply to the Welsh Baseball Union for affiliation.
Affiliation was granted but the Ladies had to change their title to THE CARDIFF AND DISTRICT LADIES LEAGUE. Patron was Capt. J. Elliott Seager and President was his wife, Mrs Dorothy Irene Seager. Fred Cornish was appointed chairman with Mrs W. Taylor Secretary and her husband Vice-Chairman. A Mrs Lewis was Treasurer.
Over the years, several attempts were made to spread the men’s and ladies sport, but though there were teams at several times from Mid Glamorgan, the Vale of Glamorgan and Central Glamorgan, only the Gwent connection has stuck with four Newport clubs involved.