Ernest Hirst

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Ernest William Hirst was a first class cricketer who played 2 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club against Middlesex CCC and Nottinghamshire CCC in 1881.

He learnt his cricket with the Lascelles Hall Club and played there from 1873 to 1888. He also played for the Huddersfield Club for many years and captained them on many occasions. He moved to Dorset in 1898.

A right handed batsman, he scored 33 runs with a highest score of 28 on debut against Middlesex, a match Yorkshire won by just 15 runs. A right arm fast medium bowler, he bowled four overs of four balls each, conceding 3 runs without taking a wicket.

His brother, Edward Hirst, also played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and others. Ernest played alongside him on his debut.

Born on February 27, 1855 in New House, Deighton, Huddersfield, he died on October 24, 1933 in Evershot, Dorchester, Dorset.