Thomas Henry Hirst was an English

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 first-class cricket

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er, who played against Somerset

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 for Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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, in a drawn match at The Circle, Kingston upon Hull, in 1899. He reappeared for Scotland against the Australians in 1905.

Hirst was born in Lockwood, Huddersfield

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, Yorkshire

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, England

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, and was a right-handed batsman. He scored a total of 66 runs with best scores of 33 and 28 in Scotland's draw against the Australians. Hirst took a catch, but his right arm fast medium pace failed to take a wicket, while conceding 44 runs. He batted at number elevern in his first game, and at number one in his second.

Hirst died in April 1927 in Meltham

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, Yorkshire.