Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

David Denton and George Hirst. Yorkshire C.C.C. Two sheets of large ‘ledger’ size paper (9.5”x15.5”), each very nicely signed in ink to the top of the page by the featured player, with his date of birth, who has then proceeded to write his career highlights below. One sheet is for David Denton (Yorkshire & England 1894-1920), born 4th July 1874, with career highlights including 1010 innings for Yorkshire scoring 33,608 runs, average 33.27, 3 hundreds in succession, 139 and 138 with M.C.C. team against Transvaal and 104 against South Africa (Test match) at Johannesburg 1909/10, 2 separate hundreds in a match, 107 & 109no versus Nottinghamshire 1906 (first time accomplished by a Yorkshireman), 131 & 121 versus M.C.C. at Scarborough 1908. The other sheet is for George Herbert Hirst (Yorkshire, Europeans & England 1891-1929), born 7th September 1871 with description ‘As player & coach for Yorkshire from 1889 to 1942. Best season 1906 2385 runs, 208 wickets’. Two beautifully handwritten pages of Yorkshire legends, with gilt to page edges. Very good condition.