Famous Cricketers No 87 - J.H.Wardle

Acknowledgements I acknowledge the help of the following in the compilation of this book: 1. Yorkshire County Cricket Club and, in particular, Darren Senior and Rachel O’Halloran for allowing me to look at the original scorebooks relating to Wardle’s career with Yorkshire and for their kind assistance during my visit to Headingley. 2. The staff of Warrington and Manchester public libraries for their help with newspaper research. 3. Messrs Kit Bartlett and Peter Griffiths of the Association of Cricket Statisticians for their help with the proofs and their unfailing encouragement. 4. Roy Wilkinson for additional information. Sources The following sources have been used: 1. Wisden’s Cricketers Almanack - various years 2. The Cricketer magazine - various years 3. Johnny Wardle by Alan Hill, published by Andre Deutsch 4. The Wisden History of Test Cricket by Bill Frindall, published by Headline Books 5. First Class cricket in Australia - Volume II by Ray Webster, published by Globe Press, Melbourne 6. The Official History of Yorkshire County Cricket Club , by Derek Hodgson, published by Crowood Books 7. Happy-Go Johnny as told to A.A.Thomson, published by Hale 8. cricketarchive.com 80