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Major Booth
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Cricket career
Booth's earliest cricket was played at Fulneck School, and later he was associated with Pudsey St. Lawrence and the Wath Athletic Club, which played in the Mexborough League, and of which he was captain. He appeared regularly for Yorkshire Second Eleven in 1907 and the two following seasons,WEB,weblink The Home of CricketArchive,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120819054005weblink">weblink 19 August 2012, dead, 12 March 2019, and in 1908 received his first trial for the county against Somerset at Dewsbury without success.WEB,weblink Major William Booth, Cricinfo, 12 March 2019, He did not, however, secure a regular place in the team until two years later, but in 1911 he scored 1,125 runs for his county and took seventy-four wickets, with a highest innings of 210 against Worcestershire on the Worcester ground. Booth increased his reputation as a bowler in the following summer, and in 1913 made over a thousand runs and took 158 wickets for Yorkshire, whilst his aggregate of 181 wickets in first-class matches was the highest of any bowler that season. In 1914 he was not so successful in batting â it was said during the 1913 season that he should concentrate on bowling as his build was not ideal for hard work â but he obtained 141 wickets for Yorkshire at a cost of 18 runs apiece. Although a fine punishing batsman, Booth's claim to fame will rest chiefly upon what he accomplished as a bowler. Possessed of a free, natural action, he made the ball come quickly off the pitch. On occasion his off-break was quite formidable, but his strong points were swerve and pace off the ground.Booth's Obituary in the 1917 John Wisden's Cricketers' AlmanacNotable feats
His best feats with the ball may be summarised thus:- 8â47, Yorkshire v. Middlesex, at Leeds 1912
- 8â52, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire, at Sheffield 1912
- 8â64, Yorkshire v. Essex, at Leyton 1914
- 8â86, Yorkshire v. Middlesex, at Sheffield: 1913
- 7â21, Yorkshire v. MCC and Ground, at Lord's 1914
- 14â160 (match figures), Yorkshire v. Essex, at Leyton 1914
- 3 wkts in 3 balls, Yorkshire v. Worcestershire, at Bradford 1911
- 3 wkts in 3 balls Yorkshire v. Essex, at Leyton 1912
- 3 wkts in 4 balls Yorkshire v. Warwickshire, at Sheffield 1913
- 3 wkts in 4 balls Yorkshire v. MCC and Ground, at Lord's 1914
- 3 wkts in 4 balls Yorkshire v. Kent, at Sheffield 1914
Football career
Booth had a short football career with Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers.WEB,weblink The Rovers players lost in World War One, Coyle, John, www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk, en-gb, 12 March 2019,Army service
In the First World War Booth joined the British Army as an enlisted man and rose to the rank of sergeant before being commissioned as a second lieutenant on 16 July 1915.{{London Gazette|issue=29245|page=7439|date=27 July 1915}}Medal card of Booth, Major William, DocumentsOnlines, The National Archives (fee usually required to download pdf image of original medal card). Retrieved on 13 September 2010. Later that year he was posted to Egypt, arriving on 22 December 1915, before returning to the Western Front.On 1 July 1916 he went "over the top" near La Cigny on the Somme while serving with the 15th (Service) Battalion, the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), also known as "The Leeds Pals". He was followed a short while later by another wave of soldiers among whom was Abe Waddington (later also Yorkshire and England). Waddington was hit and found himself in a shell hole near Serre with Booth, who was also injured, and held him until he died. Booth's body then remained there until the spring, when he was buried at Serre Road No 1 Cemetery.National Army Museum â Combat cricketers {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629060955weblink |date=29 June 2009 }}{{cwgc|name=Booth, Major William|id=593344|accessdate=13 August 2010}}(File:YCCC1.jpg|thumb|War Memorial at Headingley Stadium)References
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