Old Ebor

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A cricket tragic who writes about the pre-war history of the game https://oldebor77.substack.com/

George Simpson-Hayward, wearing cricket whites and a cap, in a posed black-and-white photograph. He is in a stance to deliver the ball underarm from very low down
A black and white photograph of Sarah Oldham. She is looking past the camera. Her hair is tied back; she is wearing a necklace and a dark coloured dress with a small frilly collar.
A drawing of a moustached man looking away from the viewer. HIs hair is parted to one side and he is wearing a jacket and tie
George Macaulay's grave in a cemetery at Sullom Voe in Shetland. It is white stone with a cross. The inscription reads "Pilot Officer G. G. Macaulay, Royal Air Force, 13 December 1940, age 43. In affectionate remembrance of my dear husband."
A black and white photograph of George Macaulay standing on a cricket field (at Headingley in a 1926 Test Match against Australia) wearing his cricket whites and a black belt around his waist. He is clasping his hands in front of him and looking at the camera, frowning slightly. He looks typically unimpressed.
A black and white photograph of Archie MacLaren wearing a cap and cricket whites, holding a bat and posing in his batting stance in front of a set of stumps
A black-and-whte photograph of Herbert Sutcliffe, wearing a cricket blazer and looking straight at the camera.
A black-and-white photograph of Daisie Stanley in her cricket outfit, consisting of a cap and a dress with a scarf that has coloured stripes. She is looking directly at the camera.
A black and white photograph of Lord Willoughby de Broke, a severe-looking moustached man in a dark long coat and cravat
A black-and-white illustration of women playing cricket. They are wearing long dresses with coloured fringes at the bottom. The central figure is Daisie Stanley, waiting to receive the ball with her bat raised. Four fielders are in the picture, including a wicket-keeper, and a male umpire is watching. In the background is a pavilion and a large crowd watching
A black and white photograph of Daisie Stanley dressed in her ordinary clothes, including a collar
A poster advertising "The Original English Lady Cricketer", with a subheading "The First Professional Elevens" and with a painting of a cricket match. Two women are visible: a batter in a white outfit fringed with red, and a bowler in a white outfit fringed with blue. A large crowd stretches into the distance and another large group watch from a covered pavilion.
A black and white photograph of Billy Bates leaning on a table and holding a cricket bat. He is wearing cricket whites, with a shirt that has rolled up sleeves, and a very short tie. He is slightly smiling and looking past the camera.
A black-and-white photograph of Reginald Schwarz wearing cricket whites bowling the ball on a deserted cricket ground. His wrist is cocked indicating that he is bowling a googly.