The Summer Field

123 Captaincy and Command Yorkshire, mid-1930s. Brian Sellers, seated centre as captain, is flanked by senior pros Herbert Sutcliffe and Maurice Leyland. Len Hutton, as a young newcomer, stands towards the edge. Contrast the order of Sellers’ picture with Geoffrey Wilson, Yorkshire captain from 1922 to 1924, wedged in between senior pros Wilfred Rhodes and Arthur Dolphin. They, not their skipper, have their backs against the bench. Note too the taut arms of George Macaulay standing behind Wilson. The captain looks like a captive!?