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1884 - Durham County v Yorkshire

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The Hartlepools have been hosting County Championship matches since 1882 when Yorkshire played at the Friarage Field that year, in front of a "gate" of thousands. They returned again in 1884, and yet again, the Robert Wood Collection has produced a poster from the second game played that day in November of 1884. The result was a win for the Tykes by 1 drop goal and 1 try to 1 try!  It was to be 1897 before Durham recorded a win against the White Rose!

The Durham XV on the day was skippered by Arthur Hill from Rovers and comprised H O Hoy (Rovers), F Purvis (Rovers), H Brooks (Darlington) J T Taylor (Ryton)C H Newman, North Durham, A R Wilson (Durham University) A Hill W H Towers and R L Oakes (Rovers), R E Reed, G H Elliott and B Cox (Sunderland), J Sowerby and H Carrick (North Durham) and W F Cross (Sunderland Rovers).

The name of the printers is of interest and a mystery “Otto” Printing works is not known and could be part of either the Procter or Mason business as it was in this year that Mason took over the Procter business?

Date (of image) : 8/11/1884

Donor : Hartlepol Museums Service

Creator : Otto Printing Works

Part of the "Robert Wood" collection

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