Sam Hirst

{{Short description|English cricketer (1875–1937)}}

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| country = England

| fullname = Sam Hirst

| birth_date = 31 March 1875

| birth_place = Netherton, Yorkshire, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1937|1|17|1875|3|31|df=yes}}

| death_place = Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

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| batting = Unknown

| bowling = Unknown

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| club1 = Scotland

| year1 = 1905

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 61

| bat avg1 = 30.50

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 33

| deliveries1 = 12

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

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| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 31 October

| year = 2022

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/244/244687/244687.html CricketArchive

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Sam Hirst (31 March 1875 – 17 January 1937) was an English first-class cricketer.

Hirst was born in March 1875 at Netherton, Yorkshire. A professional cricketer, he became the professional for Uddingston Cricket Club in 1899.Kelburne's New Ground. Paisley & Renfrewshire Gazette. 16 May 1899. p. 7 He was selected to represent Scotland in a first-class match against the touring Australians at Edinburgh in 1905.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/244/244687/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Sam Hirst|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=31 October 2022|url-access=subscription}}{{#tag:ref|ESPNcricinfo lists Thomas Hirst (T. H. Hirst) as playing in the fixture against the Australians; however, this is erroneous, as it was Sam Hirst who actually played for Scotland in this match.George Fairley. Hamilton Herald and Lanarkshire Weekly News. 22 July 1905. p. 2 Given Sam and Thomas were teammates at Uddingston and were both from the same area of Yorkshire, there is a strong possibility that the two were however related.|group=n}} Playing as an opening batsman, he scored 28 runs in the Scottish first innings before being dismissed by Charlie McLeod, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 33 runs by the same bowler.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6804.html|title=Scotland v Australians, 1905|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=31 October 2022|url-access=subscription}} He left his role at Uddingston as a player–coach in September 1905, being replaced by the Yorkshire professional Arthur Broadbent.Uddingston echoes. Hamilton Herald and Lanarkshire Weekly News. 13 September 1905. p. 6 Hirst died in January 1937 at Almondbury, Yorkshire.