Close season presents an opportunity for us to look into some of the things we simply don’t get the chance to do through summer. One such area is that of our history.
We have previously looked into the professionals that have represented us over the years and had built a comprehensive post-war record. However, courtesy of Mick Deasey, we have now been able to add to this a full list of all professionals dating back to our first in 1861.
The above photo is of the Yorkshire side in 1875. It contains two players that had previously played at Great Harwood as professionals
On the back row on the right is John Thewlis, who spent two years at GHCC in 1864 and 1871.
On the extreme right of the middle row is Andrew Greenwood, who was professional in 1873.
Greenwood was in Lillywhite’s side that toured Australia in 1876/77 and he played in the first ever test matches between England and Australia.
Please find below our comprehensive list, including, where possible, profiles and batting and bowling figures for each season. We will look to add to these in the coming months.
Past Professionals
Year Name From Runs Batting Average Wickets Bowling Average
2019 Thikshila de Silva Sri Lanka 838 36.43 51 16.71
2018 Ashen Silva Sri Lanka 974 46.38 47 24.43
2017 Ashen Silva Sri Lanka 924 48.68 44 19.90
2016 Ashen Silva Sri Lanka 1035 69 38 15.95
2015 Joe Hawke England 436 20.76 50 18.36
2014 Jack Wildermuth Australia 446 34.31 32 22.88
2013 Tiaan Cloete South Africa 1155 38.5 42 21.1
2012 Syed Shahabuddin India 590 39.33 38 20.68
2011 Syed Shahabuddin India 1223 50.96 77 13.42
2010 Raouf Akbar Pakistan 815 32.6 51 20.43
2009 Raouf Akbar Pakistan 643 25.72 91 14.63
2008 Syed Shahabuddin India 914 50.78 98 11.21
2007 Jermaine Lawson West Indies 307 21.93 35 17.89
2006 Gyan Pandey India 1100 57.89 55 17.95
2005 Martin Nurse West Indies 599 28.52 45 19.64
2004 Andrew Crook Australia 1259 57.23 54 16.89
2003 Andrew Crook Australia 1066 48.45 65 15.11
2002
Farhan Adil Pakistan 471 23.55 13 25.62
2001
Farhan Adil Pakistan 807 38.43 35 20.2
2000 Mark Harvey England 837 46.5 1 41
1999 Shantanu Sugwekar India 1051 55.32 48 15.15
1998 Charles Dagnall England 348 19.33 77 12.29
1997 Chris Killen Australia 564 35.5 56 15.61
1996 Chris Killen Australia 544 28.63 74 15.61
1995 Paul Hutchison Australia 902 42.95 94 13.65
1994 Paul Hutchison Australia 883 42.05 96 11.52
1993 Scott Hookey Australia 690 40.59 29 26.31
1992 Craig Haworth Australia 513 42.75 23 20.83
1991 Craig Haworth Australia 1003 59 30 20.3
1990 Lodewikus Daniel Botha South Africa 359 23.93 49 20.82
1989 John Wright Australia 371 20.61 67 19.18
1988 Mark Whelan England 522 34.8
1987 Mark Whelan England 636 53 43 19.93
1986 Stuart Adams England 459 22.95
1985 Roger Watson England 623 36.65
1984 Roger Watson England 343 26.38 39 13.97
1983 Steve Lawton England
1982 Aftab Baloch Pakistan 1213 71.35 24 22.54
1981 Aftab Baloch Pakistan 707 50.50 37 15.85
1980 Jeff Bates England
1979 Stuart Adams England 611 35.94 44 16.98
1978 Stuart Adams England 500 27.77 46 15.74
1977 Keith Barker West Indies 306 25.5 40 17.57
1976 Keith Barker West Indies
1975 Keith Barker West Indies 719 42.28 63 12.33
1974 Peter Sherlock England 47 9.9
1973 David Halliwell England 230 19.16 68 9.3
1972 David Halliwell England 453 22.65 73 9.57
1971 David Halliwell England 91 8.39
1970 David Halliwell England 225 12.50 75 9.98
1969 David Halliwell England
1968 Roland Gee England 518 43.16 46 14.47
1967 Roland Gee England 452 25.5 50 14.6
1966 Eddie Robinson England
1965 Eddie Robinson England
1964 Eddie Robinson England 57 11.43
1963 Emmanuel "Manny" Alfred Martindale West Indies 49 13.22
1962 Emmanuel "Manny" Alfred Martindale West Indies 399 24.93 46 15.63
1961 John Usher England 39 13.70
1960 John Usher England 367 21.59 49 16.12
1959 No Professional
1958 No Professional
1957 Jim E. Brierley England 266 17.73 73 13.83
1956 Jim E. Brierley England 276 17.25 88 10.04
1955 Jack Riley England 263 16.43 28 20.00
1954 Jack Riley England
1953 Jim E. Brierley England 339 22.6 71 11.22
1952 Jim E. Brierley England 312 28.38 71 8.5
1951 Jim E. Brierley England 271 15.94 79 8.6
1950 Eddie Thornton England 56 12.05
1949 Eddie Thornton England 65 9.86
1948 Eddie Thornton England 62 11.7
1947 Jim Peters (Jun.) England 1019 53.63 38 15.1
1946 Jim Peters (Jun.) England 917 53.94
1945 Eddie Hacking England 294 24.5 26 16.9
1944 No Professional
1943 No Professional
1942 No Professional
1941 No Professional
1915 Harold Harrison
1914 E. Horner
1913 Gill England
1912 J. E. Hannan England
1911 F. W. Roberts England
1910 F. W. Roberts England
1909 Walter Hall
1908 Walter Hall
1907 Green England
1906 James Cross
1905 James Cross
1904 James Cross
1903 H. Horne
1902 H. Dawson
1901 William Finney
1900 William Finney
1899 John Holmes England
1898 John Holmes England
1897 G. F. Gamble England
1896 John Holmes England
1895 John Holmes England
1894 S, Sinfield
1893 T. Madeley and Richard Wardell
1892 No Professional
1891 No Professional
1890 No Professional
1889 No Professional
1888 C.J. Young
1887 J.W. Smith
1886 John William Haken
1885 Slater England
1884 Bosumworth England
1883 J. Lindley England
1882 J. Lindley England
1881 J. Lindley England
1880 J. Lindley England
1879 Lindley England
1878 Young England
1877 J. Platts England
1876 W. Clark England
1875 W. Clark England
1874 G. Panter England
1873 A. Greenwood England
1872 W. Elliott England
1871 John Thewlis England
1870 No Professional
1869 M. Handley England
1868 Butler England
1867 No Professional
1866 No Professional
1865 Woolner England
1864 John Thewlis England
1863 Service England
1862 Selby England
1861 Selby England
1860 No Professional
1859 No Professional
1858 No Professional
1857 No Professional
1856 No Professional
1855 No Professional
1854 No Professional
1853 No Professional
1852 No Professional
1851 No Professional
1850 No Professional
1849 No Professional