By Brian Sanderson
On the 22 August at Scarborough the North were playing the
South starting at 2.pm till 7.00 pm. At the same time in the paper
headlines it was about the Battle for Stalingrad and the after
effects of the raid on Dieppe.
There is mention in the newspaper is the result of the match which
was a draw however I am always interested in the make up of the side.
North was captained by Amateur Rowland Gascoigne Musson who
was killed in August 1943 whilst serving with Coastal Command.
Also in the side was the Yorkshire captain from 1931 to 32 Frank
Greenwood.
Wyatt from Warwickshire .Another amateur who played 40 Test
matches and scored 39405 runs in his career. A cricketer which
did not play first class cricket was G.Curry from York who I know
nothing about.
On the South side it was captained by Bill Edrich who was a
Squadron Leader in Bomber Command .
He was involved in August 1941 in the bombing of Cologne
which was described as the RAF's most audacious and dangerous
low-level bombing raid. Of 54 Blenheims sent on the mission,
12 were shot down.He had an immense relief that he survived
the war and as a result loved to party and live for the day.
At the end of the War he was awarded DFC for his war service.
The highest run scorer was Harry Squire from Surrey from
1928 to 1949 scoring 19186 runs in his career.
Local cricket was being played and Batley were top of
the Yorkshire Council whilst Keighley were the strongest
side in the Bradford League. This was due to the West Indian
Martindale and Lancashire Eddie Paynter.
The top side in the Leeds League was Holbeck. This is a photograph
of the ground which now under the M602. Another lost cricket
ground.
With scorecards it gives you a little in sight of the World at that time.
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