George Hirst
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George Herbert Hirst was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1921, with a further appearance in 1929. One of the best al
Hirst showing his ball grip in 1906
Hirst catching in a photograph taken by George Beldam c. 1906
Hirst bowling in a photograph taken by George Beldam in 1906
From left to right: The Yorkshire team-mates Schofield Haigh, Hirst and Wilfred Rhodes at Marsden, 1905
Johnny Tyldesley
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John Thomas Tyldesley was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and Test cricket for England. He was a specialist professional batsman, usually third in the batting order,
Tyldesley in about 1895
England team v. Australia, Trent Bridge 1899. Back row: Dick Barlow (umpire), Tom Hayward, George Hirst, Billy Gunn, J T Hearne (12th man), Bill Storer (wkt kpr), Bill Brockwell, V A Titchmarsh (umpire). Middle row: C B Fry, K S Ranjitsinhji, W G Grace (captain), Stanley Jackson. Front row: Wilfred Rhodes, Johnny Tyldesley.
"Forty-six centuries in eleven years." Johnny Tyldesley as caricatured by "Spy" (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, August 1906.