A Game Sustained

58 Keeping going: 1914-1915 allocated matches as they had decided not to play during the war. Scarborough Cricket Club in particular announced it was more in debt than ever, which was mostly due to a decline in subscriptions with 50 members away. Barnsley Cricket Club also made a loss for the season and reported it had experienced a ‘very trying period’. The club captain, serving with the West Riding Heavy Battery, wrote home offering his best wishes and looked forward to the day he could assist again. The uncertainty about when things would return to normal continued as the country entered the second winter of war. Yorkshire County Cricket Club 1914 (Roger Mann). Top: R.Kilner, A.Dolphin, W.Rhodes, B.B.Wilson, T Birtles, J Hoyland (scorer) Bottom: A.Drake R.C.Burton, D.C.F.Burton, Sir A.W.White, G. Hirst, D.Denton, M.Booth