Lives in Cricket No 20 - Maurice Tompkin

Senior Professional 99 Patience being tested. Maurice (centre) with the two captains, Cyril Washbrook and Charles Palmer, during his benefit match, eventually abandoned, against Lancashire at Grace Road in August 1954. Billy Butler, chairman of Maurice’s benefit committee, hands over a cheque for £3,254 in December 1954, with Charles Palmer in attendance keeping an eye on the financial details, as ever.