Lives in Cricket No 16 - Joe Hardstaff

Brown, Howorth, Pollard, Duckworth, Read and Wyatt. Yorkshire, however, were always on top. A century from Leyland and 10 wickets for Verity gave Yorkshire a 149-run victory, an outcome very much a rarity in the series. ‘Old Joe’ was umpiring in this match and gave ‘Young Joe’ out stumped by Wood off the bowling of Verity. 20 The match ended a day early on Tuesday 17 September. This gave Joe an extra day before departing for Australia and New Zealand with the MCC side on Saturday, 28 September. Nottinghamshire and England, 1934-1935 37 20 ‘Old Joe’ umpired in seven other first-class matches in which ‘Young Joe’ was playing. At this period umpires were not permitted to officiate in matches involving counties for which they had played: thus he never stood in Notts matches.