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Eric Hesketh

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
01-05-1921
N/A
23 -01-1950
Batley
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
04-02-1950 v Halifax
Hull
1951- Salford
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1949-1951
49 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
13
6
0
51

Biography of Eric Hesketh



HERITAGE NO : 688
Eric Hesketh by Alex Service

Eric Hesketh was clearly a favourite of the fans, as Denis Whittle recalls: "Eric was the son of George Hesketh, who was the Chairman of Wigan at the time. (who was in the decorating business) He was a dainty kind of player, with a brilliant sidestep. He could pivot on a penny and could run at the defence. He was a stand-off in the classical mode, who relied on guile rather than power to make his breaks. Dark-haired and handsome, Saints signed him from Batley and amazingly he never played for Wigan, despite his father`s presence there. He was a real crowd-pleaser who played the game in the mould of Stan McCormick. He was a good passer of the ball, who played at stand-off when Jimmy Honey played scrum-half."

Eric played originally with Wigan Old Boys Rugby Union before joining Leeds, his first professional club. Eric made 49 appearances for the Saints scoring 13 tries and kicking 6 goals. A great attacking player, he provided great entertainment in the early post-war era when the Saints were on the fringes of becoming a real power in the game. Eric left to join Salford late in 1951. His cavalier style certainly endeared him to the Knowsley Road faithful.

In 1921 Eric was living in Park Road, Orrell, Wigan. He lived with his father, Albert who was a Joiner for a tram building company, and mother Ethel. By 1939 Eric was a Clerk in a Gunpowder Factory and living in City Road, Orrell. He died in Ince, Wigan in March 1994, aged 72.

PLAYER HONOURS

SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1949~50 5 0 0 12
1950~518 5 0 33
1951~520 1 0 4
TOTALS:13 6 0 49
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1949~50 0001
1950~510001
TOTALS:0002

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
4th Feb 1950 1
W
 6 Halifax CC1(1) H 10 6 VIEW
11th Feb 1950 2
L
 6 Halifax CC1(2) A 0 2 VIEW
18th Feb 1950 3
L
 6 Swinton L A 8 11 VIEW
25th Feb 1950 4
W
 6 Salford CC2 A 9 2 VIEW
4th Mar 1950 5
W
 6 Warrington L H 12 3 VIEW
1st Apr 1950 6
W
 6 Liverpool Stanley L H 27 2 1 VIEW
7th Apr 1950 7
L
 6 Wigan L A 12 17 VIEW
8th Apr 1950 8
W
 6 Barrow L H 16 0 2 VIEW
10th Apr 1950 9
W
 6 Whitehaven L H 30 17 1 VIEW
15th Apr 1950 10
L
 6 Leigh L H 5 12 VIEW
19th Apr 1950 11
W
 6 Salford L H 38 3 1 VIEW
22nd Apr 1950 --
W
 6 Neath * Fr H 48 10 VIEW
26th Apr 1950 12
W
 6 Bramley L A 12 2 VIEW
12th Aug 1950 --
W
 6 Barrow* Fr Ward Cup A 15 2 VIEW
19th Aug 1950 13
W
 6 Widnes L H 17 2 VIEW
23rd Aug 1950 14
W
 6 Barrow L A 14 4 VIEW
2nd Sep 1950 15
W
 6 Swinton LC1(1) A 19 10 1 1 VIEW
9th Sep 1950 16
W
 6 Rochdale Hornets L H 31 12 VIEW
13th Sep 1950 17
W
 6 Swinton LC1(2) H 11 3 1 VIEW
16th Sep 1950 18
L
 6 Workington Town L A 11 19 VIEW
23rd Sep 1950 19
W
 6 Swinton L H 21 2 1 VIEW
27th Sep 1950 20
W
 6 Salford LC2 H 20 3 VIEW
30th Sep 1950 21
L
 6 Huddersfield L A 9 19 VIEW
7th Oct 1950 22
W
 6 Hunslet L H 20 14 1 VIEW
11th Oct 1950 23
L
 6 Wigan LCSF H 7 9 VIEW
14th Oct 1950 24
L
 6 Salford L A 3 25 VIEW
28th Oct 1950 25
L
 6 Warrington L A 2 19 VIEW
4th Nov 1950 26
W
 6 Workington Town L H 13 11 1 VIEW
11th Nov 1950 27
L
 6 Oldham L H 7 13 VIEW
18th Nov 1950 28
D
 6 York L A 6 6 VIEW
25th Nov 1950 29
W
 6 Hull L A 16 5 1 2 VIEW
2nd Dec 1950 30
W
 6 Whitehaven L H 47 10 VIEW
9th Dec 1950 31
W
 6 Rochdale Hornets L A 38 8 1 1 VIEW
23rd Dec 1950 32
W
 6 Swinton L A 11 3 1 VIEW
25th Dec 1950 33
L
 6 Leigh L H 2 12 VIEW
26th Dec 1950 34
L
 6 Wigan L H 5 39 VIEW
13th Jan 1951 35
L
 6 Belle Vue Rangers L A 8 9 VIEW
20th Jan 1951 36
W
 5 Barrow L H 10 6 VIEW
27th Jan 1951 37
W
 6 Whitehaven L A 3 2 1 VIEW
3rd Feb 1951 38
W
 6 Salford L H 10 0 VIEW
10th Feb 1951 39
L
 6 Bradford Northern CC1(1) A 6 11 VIEW
17th Mar 1951 40
W
 6 Belle Vue Rangers L H 13 4 VIEW
23rd Mar 1951 41
L
 6 Wigan L A 13 22 VIEW
26th Mar 1951 42
L
 6 Oldham L AB A 0 3 VIEW
4th Apr 1951 43
W
 6 Leeds L H 22 14 VIEW
7th Apr 1951 44
L
 6 Oldham L A 4 17 VIEW
21st Apr 1951 45
W
 6 York L H 31 3 VIEW
8th Sep 1951 46
W
 6 Dewsbury L H 14 8 VIEW
15th Sep 1951 47
L
 6 Oldham L A 7 13 VIEW
29th Sep 1951 48
W
 6 Warrington L A 19 13 1 VIEW
6th Oct 1951 49
L
 6 Hull L H 10 15 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 31 | LOSSES : 19 | DRAWS : 1

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