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Jack Kitching
Kitching photographed in February 1951 while playing for Castleford
Personal information
Bornc. 1920
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Died (aged 73)
Bottesford, Lincolnshire, England
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1944–48
Bradford Northern
 		171 48 2 148
1948 Whitehaven
1949–50
Bradford Northern
1950–52 Castleford 28 11 0 0 33
Total 199 59 2 0 181
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–47 England 4 0 0 0 0
1946 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1948 Whitehaven
1951–52 Castleford 41 10 1 30 24
Total 41 10 1 30 24
Source: [1][2]

Jack Kitching was an English professional

Bradford Northern, Whitehaven and Castleford, as a centre
, and coached at club level for Castleford.

Early life

Kitching was born in Bradford.

Borough Road College, London, where he qualified as a teacher.[3] From 1940–45 he served in the Royal Navy.[3]

Rugby career

Kitching's rugby league career started in 1944 when he signed for Bradford Northern, having previously played for Bradford rugby union club.[4]

Kitching was three times a

Halifax 12–0 at Wembley on 7 May.[9]

While at Bradford Kitching won four caps for England between 1945 and 1947, three caps against Wales (1945, 46 and 47) and a single cap against France in 1946.[10] In 1946 he was selected for the Great Britain team to tour Australia and New Zealand, and played in one test against Australia.[11] During the first test of the tour he was sent off for striking Australian captain, Joe Jorgenson. Kitching later accused Jorgensen of biting him prior to his dismissal, an allegation that was not sustained.[12][13]

In June 1948 Kitching accepted an offer to become manager at new club, Whitehaven who were about to start their inaugural season in the league.[14] A transfer fee of £2,500 was agreed between Whitehaven and Bradford enabling Kitching to also play for as well as manage Whitehaven in July 1948;[15] however in December of the same year Kitching resigned as manager citing personal reasons and the inability to find a family home in Whitehaven, and returned as a player to Bradford.[16][17] In October 1950 he was transferred to Castleford for a fee of £1,000.[18] From February 1951 he was captain of the team.[19] Between August 1951 to April 1952, he was coach of the Castleford club.[20]

Teaching career

Away from rugby, Kitching taught geography and physical education. At the time of the 1950 General Election he was teaching at Pudsey Grammar School.

High Ridge School in Scunthorpe.[21]

Political career

He was the

Bradford North at the 1950 General Election.[3]
He finished third and did not stand for parliament again.

General Election 1950: Bradford North[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
William Johnson Taylor
 20,628 45.7 +9.5
Labour Muriel Edith Wallhead-Nichol 18,517 41.0 -2.6
Liberal Jack Kitching 5,985 13.3 -6.8
Majority 2,111 4.7
Turnout 87.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.0

Death

Kitching died of cancer at his home in Bottesford, Lincolnshire on 30 July 1993, aged 73.[21] He was buried at St Giles Church, Scartho along with his two-year old granddaughter Mishka, who had died from cerebral palsy on the same day.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Kitching". Castigers.net. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Jack Kitching". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^
    Yorkshire Post. No. 31,939. 11 January 1950. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive
    .
  4. ^ "Trinity at Batley". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 16,626. 4 February 1944. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Bradford win the Cup". Liverpool Daily Post. No. 27,690. 24 April 1944. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Rugby League Cup: Bradford Northern beat Leeds". The Times. No. 50,752. 5 May 1947. p. 2.
  7. Yorkshire Post. No. 30,483. 30 April 1945. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive
    .
  8. Yorkshire Post. No. 30,489. 7 May 1945. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive
    .
  9. ^ "Rugby Football: Bradford Northern win League Cup". The Times. No. 51,376. 9 May 1949. p. 6.
  10. ^ "England International statistics:Jack Kitching". 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Great Britain International Statistics: Jack Kitching". 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Draw in First R.L. Test Match". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 17,357. 17 June 1946. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "Allegation By Kitching Of Biting Denied". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33,848. 18 June 1946. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Kitching accepts Whitehaven offer". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 17,982. 22 June 1948. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Kitching will also play". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 18,014. 29 July 1948. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "Kitching released by Whitehaven". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 18,139. 22 December 1948. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. Yorkshire Post. No. 31,617. 28 December 1948. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive
    .
  18. ^ "Kitching for Castleford". Hull Daily Mail. No. 20,262. 31 October 1950. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. Yorkshire Post. No. 32,290. 28 February 1951. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive
    .
  20. ^ "Jack Kitching: Coaching Record". Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Double Sorrow". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 2 August 1993. p. 1 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. ISBN 0900178078
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  23. ^ "Family Announcements". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 2 August 1993. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  24. ^ "Little Mishka (two) buried alongside her grandfather". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 25 August 1993. p. 15 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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