A NEW FIRST-WICKET PARTNERSHIP RECORD.— H. Sutcliffe (right) and P. Holmes, Yorkshire’s famous opening batsmen, shaking hands after setting up a new first-wicket record of 555 runs against Essex at Leyton on 16th June. The partnership was broken when Eastman bowled Sutcliffe. When the photograph was taken the board showed one run less than the record. The previous record was held by another famous Yorkshire pair, Brown and Tunnicliffe, who made 554.
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Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1932, Page 11
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72A NEW FIRST-WICKET PARTNERSHIP RECORD.—H. Sutcliffe (right) and P. Holmes, Yorkshire’s famous opening batsmen, shaking hands after setting up a new first-wicket record of 555 runs against Essex at Leyton on 16th June. The partnership was broken when Eastman bowled Sutcliffe. When the photograph was taken the board showed one run less than the record. The previous record was held by another famous Yorkshire pair, Brown and Tunnicliffe, who made 554. Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1932, Page 11
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