CRICKET.
PROFESSIONAL CRICKET CAPTAIN (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, Nov. 2. A sensation has been caused in the cricket world hv the action of Yorkshire County Club in appointing Herbert Sutcliffe as County Captain. Sutcliffe remains a professional. LORD HAWKE’S VIEWS. LONDON, Nov. 2. “Possibly my old friend Jack Hobbs will laugh and say I’ve gone hack on my opinion regarding professional captains,” said Lord Hawke immediately after Sutcliffe’s election, but 1 was talking of captains of All England, not Yorkshire, which is a different matter. I am loyal to my committee and don’t dare to pass a personal opinion on the selection of a professional captain.” The Committee approached Sutcliffe before his sailing for South Africa. It is understood lie agreed to accept if his name alone were submitted to the committee.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1927, Page 2
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