1917
Plum Warner, at home on sick leave, had an idea to stage services charity matches at Lord's. These would involve Dominions teams against English servicemen. Colin Blythe played in one shortly before he was killed.
The number of games increased as cricket began to be viewed as a morale booster. Birley records that "as many as 119 services and schools games were played at Canterbury in 1917".
A Yorkshire County XII played two-day matches against teams representing the Bradford League and the Yorkshire Council league.
When the 1918 Wisden was published, it honoured the School Bowlers of the Year - Harry Calder, John Firth, Clement Gibson, Gerard Rotherham and Greville Stevens.
Read more about this topic: 1915 To 1918 English Cricket Seasons
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