The photograph above I purchased on ebay and is the first image
I have seen of William Edward Blackburn who played for Yorkshire
in 1919 and 1920.
He was born in Sawley which is near Clitheroe on the 24
November 1888 which was then in West Riding.
.He had played for Bowling Old Lane in 1906
and then Keighley and Skipton before moving to
Liverpool.
During the War ,he rose to captain in the Royal Artillery and was
wounded three times .He appeared ten times for Yorkshire first
team. His most successful match was against Gloucester when
he took three wickets in the first innings and five for thirty
nine in the second innings .During the 1919 season the matches were
limited to two days .On the first day it did not finish until
7.30 pm .
He died on the 3 June 1941 in Heaton Blackburn.
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