Yorkshire captaincy affair of 1927
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title:
Yorkshire captaincy affair of 1927
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The Yorkshire captaincy affair of 1927 arose from a disagreement among members of Yorkshire County Cricket Club over the selection of a new captain to succeed the retired Major Arthur Lupton. The main issue was whether a professional cricketer should be appointed to the post. It was a tradition throughout English county cricket that captains should always be amateurs. At Yorkshire, a succession of amateur captains held office in the 1920s, on the grounds of their supposed leadership qualities, a
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Disagreement within Yorkshire County Cricket Club, UK
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_captaincy_affair_of_1927
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2024-02-22T01:03:28Z
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13
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