Today is my birthday and I thought it would be interesting to
see what was going on on this day.
The Yorkshire Post headlines were that Princess Elizabeth was
engaged to Philip Mountbatten.
World Bread Crisis- Frugal use of grain essential.
Tobacco for pensioners allowed 2oz weekly at the old price.
Use of Yeadon airport will depend on Survey.
England had just beaten South Africa at Old Trafford.
Bill Edrich scored 191 not out in the first innings and
22 not out in the second innings. He also took eight
wickets in the match opening the bowling.
Yorkshire were playing Kent at The Circle Hull. Yorkshire
had been bowled out for 79 with Ridgway taking seven wickets
for 27 and was awarded his county cap.
On the 10th they did not start until 1 o'clock due to over night
rain.Arthur Fagg opened the batting and was still there at a score
of 73. He batted for over four hours to score 121 without a
mistake and included eleven fours. He was caught by Brennan
bowled by Alec Coxon Kent total was 244 with Coxon taking
By the end of the day Yorkshire needed 164 runs to avoid an
innings defeat. Rain limited cricket to four hours on the last day
and Bowes holding out for thirty minutes saw Yorkshire
through the crisis.
By the end of the season Yorkshire were eighth whilst Kent were fourth
Middlesex being the Champions. Sellers resigned in October and
Bowes announced his retirement.
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