Sid Hird

Sydney Francis ("Sid") Hird (7 January 1910 – 20 December 1980) was an Australian cricketer active from 1931 to 1951 who played for New South Wales, Lancashire, Eastern Province and Border. He was born in Balmain and died in Bloemfontein.

He appeared in 32 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm leg break and off break. He scored 1,453 runs with a highest score of 130, one of five first-class centuries, and held eight catches. He took 59 wickets with a best analysis of six for 56.^[1] He played with success for Ramsbottom in the Lancashire League from 1933 to 1939, and moved to South Africa after the Second World War.^[2]

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