Major Booth

Major William Booth, better known as William Booth, (born 10 December 1886 in Lowtown, Pudsey, Yorkshire, England; died 1 July 1916 near La Cigny, France) was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1908 and 1914, a season in which he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. His international career was restricted to playing for England in the 1913-14 tour of South Africa, which was the last Test match tour before the First World War. After receiving a battlefield commission, Booth was known as Second Lieutenant Major Booth, and died soon afterwards when he went over the top on the trenches on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Somme offensive.

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10 December - 1886 - Pudsey, Yorkshire - England - 1 July - 1916 - La Cigny - France - Cricket - Yorkshire County Cricket Club - 1908 - 1914 - Wisden Cricketers of the Year - England - 1913-14 tour of South Africa - Test match - First World War - Somme offensive

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