The 1914 English cricket season ended prematurely after the outbreak of the war and it was not until the 1919 season that normal first-class fixtures could resume.
However, cricket did not fade away during the war: it was played in schools and universities, on the streets and by the soldiers and airmen on active service, whilst John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanac continued to publish every spring.
The 1915 County Championship was not officially abandoned until January. Surrey County Cricket Club, despite The Oval having been commandeered by the military, issued a statement that spring which "hoped that some matches may be played in July and August". It was a forlorn hope.
1916edit
Club cricket in the south of England went into serious decline and many clubs closed down indefinitely. In the north, efforts were made to keep the leagues alive and the Bradford League did very well indeed, with large crowds reported, especially after the Saltaire club signed the great bowler Sydney Barnes.
1917edit
Plum Warner, at home on sick leave, had an idea to stage services charity matches at Lord's. These would involve Dominions teams against English servicemen. Colin Blythe played in one shortly before he was killed.
The number of games increased as cricket began to be viewed as a morale booster. Birley records that "as many as 119 services and schools games were played at Canterbury in 1917".
A Yorkshire County XII played two-day matches against teams representing the Bradford League and the Yorkshire Council league.
The charity and holiday games continued in 1918. This was a second successive warm summer[1] and games were again well attended, especially league games with former county or Test professionals in action.
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