Captain Tom Charity Fraud Investigation - Latest News

[Michael Rolls]

that is correct - although there had been a few exceptions over the years - the best known was Lord Hawke (1860-1938) who captained both Yorkshire and England, but was born in Lincolnshire

[klondike]

[Scrumpy]

He walked so she could swim!

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That's almost biblical.

[Ashy]

No Ashy, his constituency is, Southampton was his 'place' of birth, to Indian Parents. Our sad President refers to him as 'Rashi Sanook' - I have an alternative, but it's nowhere near as polite.

These days if they live in Yorkshire.... oh never mind, I didn't mean it seriously. Whatever were Yorkshire voters thinking of?

[Cassandra]

I think I'm right in saying that it isn't too far back that one had to be born in Yorkshire to be able to play cricket for the county.

Absolutely right, the Yorkies dumped that in 1992 when they signed a 19 year old 'Sachin Tendulkar' - the little master - He played 16 first-class matches for the team and scored 1,070 runs at an average of 46.52.

Way back, many births were planned inside the Yorkshire boundaries by hopeful fathers, due to this rule.

[GrannyMac]

These days if they live in Yorkshire.... oh never mind, I didn't mean it seriously. Whatever were Yorkshire voters thinking of?

Richmond is in North Yorkshire, along with wealthy Harrogate, York etc.  Not too similar to Barnsley or Rotherham.  William Hague used to be the MP. 

[JBR]

Richmond is in North Yorkshire, along with wealthy Harrogate, York etc.  Not too similar to Barnsley or Rotherham.  William Hague used to be the MP.

You mean the North Riding of course!

[GrannyMac]