South Yorkshire Times June 21, 1947
Yorkshire’s Coming Visit To Mexborough
pictured here is Jeremy Truelove, 
a grandson of Denaby’s noted wicket-keeper, Bill Narroway. And the autographed bat he is admiring the one which shall be sold by mock option during the afternoon of Wednesday, July 31, when Brian Sellers is bringing the Yorkshire County side to take part in a match at Mexborough sponsored by Mexborough Charity Cricket committee.
Team Details
The bat was autographed by every member of the English and Australian Test teams after the last match in Australia in the recent series. Arranging team details for this July marches Mr FR Brown, m.b.e., area welfare officer at Manvers Main and former England and Surrey test cricketer. He tells us this week that there will be at least 15 Yorkshiremen, including the 11 playing member of the County side, and among other cricketing notabilities who have definitely accepted an invitation to be at Mexborough are Cyril Turner, Maurice Leyland, Arthur Wood, Herbert Sutcliffe, Tommy Mitchell and Jim Hutchinson, and it is hoped that George Duckworth and Arthur Mitchell will also be able to get over.
Three Aims
The charity cricket committee is back in harness after a years interval with three main aims:
To provide a really first class days cricketing Mexborough
To assist Bill Bowes benefit fund and
To provide a further valuable help for Mexborough Montagu Hospital and other charities.
During the war the committee raised between £4000 and £5000 for local charities. Their aim this year is to raise £1000 to be divided between charities and the Bowes benefit fund.
Teams on July 31 will be captained by Herbert Sutcliffe and Bill Bowles himself. Play will commence at 1.30 and will continue until 7-30 with a short tea interval. It will be preceded by a luncheon to subscribers. Further interesting point in the day’s programme concerns competitions for which members of the Charity Cricket Committee have already given very valuable prizes. Further news about this first-class diary date will be given from time to time in these columns.
Again for Your diary—Mexborough Athletic Ground, Thursday, July 31st – five weeks next Thursday !