Hildreth presents testimonial game casualty with signed shirt as souvenir of game

James Hildreth (left) handing over a signed shirt to Jim Holman

NO hard feelings! When South Devon CC hosted a testimonial game for Somerset James Hildreth earlier in the summer, not all the spectators made it to the end.

Jim Holman was in the firing line of the ball while Hildreth was hammering the South Devon bowling for a century.

Jim needed a trip to hospital for a check-up and running repairs, so didn’t see the rest of the match.

Hildreth made a special trip back to Newton Abbot to meet Jim in the cricket club pavilion to see how he was.

As compensation for missing the end of the match, Hildreth presented Jim with a signed Soemrset shirt and testimonial brochure.