Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago
FULL VERSION ON CHANNEL! Discover the 400 year history of cricket in America, and why baseball took over as the national past time.
FULL VERSION ON CHANNEL! Discover the 400 year history of cricket in America, and why baseball took over as the national past time.
![Who Was Jim Davies? Uncovering the Rugby Player Who Vanished From History [Video Essay]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xkwea-6jy-U/mqdefault.jpg "Who Was Jim Davies? Uncovering the Rugby Player Who Vanished From History [Video Essay]
This is officially my LONGEST video yet! I know Im known for my bite-sized videos, but this long-form, deep-dive exploration of the life of a man using original research takes you from South Africa and the battlefields of France to the playing fields of Huddersfield and Australia. I really hope you genealogy nerds will find this one interesting.
Link to original Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/nonmurdermysteries/comments/ka079c/what_became_of_huddersfield_rugby_great_jim_davies/")
