Allen even found himself left out of his own benefit match.
Edwards was hesitant, but a benefit match was eventually sanctioned for a date as close to the 40th anniversary of the disaster as possible.
Bradford's loyalty and longevity earned him two benefit matches.
Would that man have received that benefit match had he not been a cricketer?
He arranged the benefit match, paid out of his own pocket the wages of players and received about £1,200.
Is it not the case that the professional cricketer receives a benefit match and the professional footballer does not?
He is doing a sort of "benefit match".
To recompense him for loss of efficiency, the club allowed him to organise a benefit match himself and took no part in the organisation, beyond lending him the ground.
