Cricketer. Born Yorkshire. Played as an opening batsman for Yorkshire 1934-55, and for England in 79 Test matches 1937 -55. Set a record in 1938 for the highest individual innings in a Test match, scoring 364 runs against Australia. Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack described him as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.
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Sir Leonard Hutton
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Sir Leonard Hutton - diagram
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Sir Leonard Hutton - plaque
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Walter Tull
Footballer and army officer. Born Walter Daniel John Tull at 57 Walton Road, Folkestone. He served an apprenticeship as a printer, but turned to football as a career. He signed for Tottenham Hotspu...
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club
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Eddie Ingram
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John Lewis Williams
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Margaret Rutherford
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