Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
4th, 5th & 6th July 2025

Yorkshire. ‘The Hedley Verity Memorial Bed Match’. Official programme for Jack Appleyard’s XI v Herbert Sutcliffe’s Yorkshire XI played at Roundhay Park, Leeds, 3rd September 1944. Players who took part include Hammond, Paynter, Duckworth, Gunn, Sutcliffe, Hutton, Leyland, Barber, Watson, Robinson etc. The match was played to raised funds for a bed at Leeds Infirmary in Verity’s memory. Nicks and wear to page edges, some creasing, otherwise in good condition. Sold with two further official wartime charity match scorecards, one for ‘P/O A.E.R. Gilligan’s XI v F/Lt. F.R. Greenwood’s XI’ at Scarborough 6th September 1941 (complete handwritten scores), the other for ‘Geo. Herbert Hirst’s XI v Wilfred Rhodes’ XI’, Fartown, Huddersfield 5th August 1942 (players listed at start of play). Both scorecards with horizontal fold, otherwise in good condition. Qty 3.

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