On the 8th of April 1952 Yorkshire won their first match of the season at Park Avenue Bradford. But they only scored 77 runs. No Championship was at stake for their opponents were Bradford
Park Avenue footballers. The two teams met in aid of the Olympic Appeal Fund.
Cricket took preference, the teams donned their whites and Bradford fielded first. Each batsman could receive a maximum of six balls and each fielder had to take his turn at bowling. Before a crowd of 2000. Hutton and Lester opened the innings. Billy Sutcliffe top scored with 12.
The highlight of the innings was when Don Brennan ,above, was given out for obstruction when he kicked the ball after scoring 9 runs. "I have got to get a bit a practice in for the football match, haven't I?' he commented.
Bradford were dismissed for 44 runs .Fullback Jeff Studdards and left half Deplidge were the footballers' top scorers with 11 and 9 respectively.
The football was refereed by Bill Bowes and the linesmen were Arthur Wood, above, and Ernest Ward the Bradford Northern captain. Bradford won the match 3 -1 with Leadbeater scoring for
Yorkshire.
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