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
Wilfred Rhodes
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Wilfred Rhodes was an English professional cricketer who played 58 Test matches for England between 1899 and 1930. In Tests, Rhodes took 127 wickets and scored 2,325 runs, becoming the first Englishma
George Hirst
…the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in an English cricket season 14 times, the second most of any cricketer after his contemporary and team-mate Wilfred Rhodes. One of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 1901, Hirst scored 36,356 runs and took 2,742 wickets in first-class cricket. In Tests, he made 790 runs…
Wilfred Rhodes bowling in 1906
Wilfred Rhodes early in his career, around 1900
Before and after pictures of Rhodes playing a drive, photographed by George Beldam in 1906