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BENEFIT MATCH, 1904
cricket ball, mounted with white metal shield, inscribed "G.H. Hirst, Benefit, Aug. 1.2.3 1904."
"Given to George Hirst as a reward for his twelve years of splendid service to Yorkshire, the Bank holiday match at Leeds was happilly favoured with fine weather, and during the three days 78,681 people visited the Headingley ground, the proceeds of the benefit exceeding all records." Hirst contributed 65 to Yorkshire's opening score of 403. "When Lancashire went in, Hirst got rid of Spooner, Tyldesley, and MacLaren in his first three overs, and five wickets were down for 43 ... Yorkshire certainly played the finer cricket, but Lancashire accomplished a most creditable piece of work in saving the match" (Wisden). For the first time in 1904 Hirst scored 2,000 runs and took 100 wickets. "No Yorkshireman had reached these heights before ... His reward in his benefit match was high and amounted to £3,703" (Thomson p. 51).
cricket ball, mounted with white metal shield, inscribed "G.H. Hirst, Benefit, Aug. 1.2.3 1904."
"Given to George Hirst as a reward for his twelve years of splendid service to Yorkshire, the Bank holiday match at Leeds was happilly favoured with fine weather, and during the three days 78,681 people visited the Headingley ground, the proceeds of the benefit exceeding all records." Hirst contributed 65 to Yorkshire's opening score of 403. "When Lancashire went in, Hirst got rid of Spooner, Tyldesley, and MacLaren in his first three overs, and five wickets were down for 43 ... Yorkshire certainly played the finer cricket, but Lancashire accomplished a most creditable piece of work in saving the match" (Wisden). For the first time in 1904 Hirst scored 2,000 runs and took 100 wickets. "No Yorkshireman had reached these heights before ... His reward in his benefit match was high and amounted to £3,703" (Thomson p. 51).
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