Rain stopped play

By Brian Sanderson

Another photograph I purchased from the same person who I showed yesterday. This match is at Sheffield on the 7 July 1960 against Kent. Bryan Stott is again in the photograph who in this season scored 1548 runs finishing third in the averages. Doug Padgett was top with average of 40.79.

Rain on the first and third day prevented a decision even on the first innings .Kent were well placed for the lead when the game ended.On the first day Yorkshire lost four wickets for 52 runs in
ninety five minutes.

Recovery came when Phil Sharpe and Vic Wilson put on 122 for the fourth wicket and Don Wilson helped Phil to add 117 for the seventh wicket stand. Phil ,who drove and cut delightfully batted five hours and thirty five minutes for 152 which was his highest score of the season .He hit twenty three four's. Yorkshire finished  on 315 .He was given his County cap this season with Cowan, Bolus and Don Wilson.

The two opening bowlers were Mel Ryan and Mike Cowan as Trueman was playing for England against South Africa at Trent Bridge. Pheby  and Peter Richardson opened with a stand of 142 for  Kent .Pheby occupied the crease for five hours and ten minutes for his 122 not out. The Kent innings finished on 263 for 3.
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Yorkshire without showing really outstanding form won the Championship for the second year running .Considerable credit must go to Vic Wilson who was the first professional captain of Yorkshire who took over from Ronnie Burnet at the end of the 1959 season had much to lose and little to gain with the side already Champions.