The funeral service of former Yorkshire batter and club coach, Doug Padgett, will take place at All Saints Church, Bingley, on February 19 at 2pm.
Padgett, who helped Yorkshire win seven Championship titles and two Gillette Cup finals between 1959-1969, died on January 20, aged 89.
Picture by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Doug Padgett.
Opener Brendon Par hit a stunning 90-ball 131 as an England Select XI beat a Yorkshire President’s XI as Headingley hosted its first ever Disability fixture today.
Joe Root has just broken England’s record for their most Test centuries, and now Ottis Gibson is backing the Yorkshire legend to go on and surpass another man whose named will forever be etched into this county’s rich history.
Gordon Laidlaw didn’t have to think twice when asked to dust off the bat and take his place in Yorkshire’s team for this week’s first ever Disability game at Headingley.
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