25 JUNE 1954, Page 16

SIR,—In 1895 1 was serving at Sheffield and was playing

for my regiment, the 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers, at Braman Lane ground against a local eleven which included George Hirst. One of our team, Private Ryan, was a fierce hitter but an unreliable batsman, and went in low on the list. lairst's reputation as a Yorkshire cony bowler had no terrors for him and he proceeded to hit him all over the ground.