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Major Booth Killed on the Somme — Yorkshire All-Rounder, July 1916

England

1916-07-01

Major William Booth — Major was his given name, not a rank — Yorkshire all-rounder and Test cricketer, was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, while serving with the 15th (Leeds Pals) West Yorkshire Regiment. He was 29.

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Yorkshire Crowned 1914 County Champions — Pre-War Last Title

Yorkshire

1914-09-01

Yorkshire were declared County Champions for 1914 with the season abandoned in late August. The title was their seventh and the last for any county before the four-year break for war. The team contained Hirst, Rhodes, Hobbs's friend Major Booth and Roy Kilner — half of whom would not play first-class cricket again.

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