Posted by Tony Hutton
I have written before of my boyhood experience of watching cricket at Roundhay Park, Leeds during and just after the second world war, involving Jack Appleyard's charity eleven. Having recently stumbled across some more detailed information of wartime cricket, which I gleaned from the archives of the Yorkshire Post newspaper, I felt that the details from June 1943 might be of some interest.
15.6.1943 - The death was reported of Lancashire cricketer Cecil Parkin, the man who played one match for Yorkshire before it was discovered that he was born the wrong side of the River Tees in Yarm, i.e. in County Durham. There was a tribute from Wilfred Rhodes.
15.6.1943 - A replayed Sykes Cup tie took place in Huddersfield. Almondbury were 99 all out and in reply Paddock were 49 all out, with 15 year old Almondbury Grammar School boy Eddie Leadbeater taking 6-19. Leadbeater of course went on to play for both Yorkshire and England.
15.6.1943 - A Bradford League Priestley Cup tie at Keighley was watched by over 5,000 spectators who paid £124-15-8 which was £15 more than the previous record gate back in 1921. Keighley made 150-5 with professional Eddie Paynter (Lancashire & England) making 66. His collection amounted to thirteen pounds, three shillings and sevenpence halfpenny. Lidgett Green were bowled out for 58.
As you will no doubt notice one name stands out in most of these games, that of Eddie Paynter, formerly of Lancashire and England before the war, but now professional at Keighley cricket club. He still seems to score runs every time he bats, nearly always proudly wearing his Lancashire cap.
15.6.1943 - Charity match at Roundhay Park, Leeds. Johnny Lawrence's XI 197 (F. Dennis 50 not out - including four sixes and four fours) Jack Appleyard's XI 176 (F. Ambler 58).
16.6.1943 - 6.30 p.m. at Lofthouse cricket club. Jack Appleyard's XI 102-4 (E. Paynter 44) Lofthouse 75-6. A record mid-week collection for charity of £25 was made.
Appleyard's XI was as follows:- E. Paynter (Lancashire), J. Lawrence (Somerset), G. Carter, M.Coope (Yorkshire Colts), N. Whitehead (Warwickshire). A. Newbould (North Leeds). R. Newell (L.I.C.S.), Philip Stones, Geoff Stones (both Kirkstall Educational), J. Rathmell (Clayton Sports) and H. Binks (Whitkirk).
19.6.1943 - Hepworth Cup third round. Royal Army Pay Corps 41 all out, Kirkstall Educational 42-2 won by eight wickets.
19.6.1943 - Bradford League matches. Lightcliffe 108-8 dec. (Len Hutton 5-34), Pudsey St. Lawrence 112-1 (Len Hutton 73 not out). Pudsey won by nine wickets. Keighley 74-3 dec. (E. Paynter 53 not out) Idle 33 all out (E.A. Martindale 6-19). Keighley won by 41 runs.
20.6.1943 - 2.30 p.m. Charity match at Roundhay Park, Leeds. Jack Appleyard's XI 123 all out (Carter 3-8) G. Carter's XI 124-4 (E. Paynter 62 not out). Carter's XI won by six wickets.
The teams were as follows:-
Appleyard's XI - W. Barber (Yorkshire), H. Fisher (Yorkshire), G.Dawson (Pudsey St. Lawrence), A. Calvert (Lofthouse), G. Brook (Worcestershire), C.Sykes (Spen Victoria), A. Audsley ( Lofthouse), K. Fiddling (Yorkshire), J. Rathmell (Clayton Sports), F. King (Worcestershire), H. Kippax (Yorkshire Colts) and R. Robinson (Hanging Heaton).
Carter's XI - G. Carter (Eccleshill), E. Paynter (Keighley & England), F. Wharton (Yeadon), R. Newell (L.I.C.S.), G. Senior (Yorkshire Colts), R. Newbould (North Leeds), Geoff Stones (Kirkstall Educational), N. Kaye (Huddersfield), A. Davison (Eccleshill), Philip Stones (Kirkstall Educational), R. Whitehead (Warwickshire) and H. James (Leeds).
20.6.1943 - At Shaw Lane, Barnsley. H. Sutcliffe's Yorkshire XI 179-6 (Len Hutton 47, Buckingham of Worcester 51 & Martindale 50 not out) lost to D. Hounsfield's Midland Counties XI 181-4 (C.B. Harris of Notts scoring 88, including two sixes and nine fours). Herbert Sutcliffe was lbw for one.
(To be continued).
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