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1874 - Durham County v Yorkshire

What we know about this image :

 Durham has just 14 players and are under the Captaincy of Darlington man, Tom Watson, with ball. This season Yorkshire turned up with 14 so Durham played with only 14 players throughout but everyone got a game.  In the return match in Leeds, Durham had 20 players available so Yorkshire agreed to a 20 a side match, their only known 20 a side match.

No Hartlepool players are beleived to be in this side, but it gives a glimpse of the players kit in those days, a County strip was some time off, but some had acquired a St Cuthbert’s Pectoral cross to stitch onto their jersey, this still features in the badges of the County XVs of today. If the date is correct, 1874 was a good year, the County beat Yorkshire home and away in our only County games that season.

 

Date (of image) : 12/12/1874

Donor : Darlington RFC

Creator : Unknown

Part of the "Tom Watson" collection

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