Editing Len Hutton (section)

==Early life==
[[File:Fulneck Moravian Settlement.jpg|thumb|upright|left|alt=A row of stone houses and buildings|Fulneck, where Hutton grew up]]
Hutton was born on 23 June 1916 in the [[Moravian Church|Moravian]] community of [[Fulneck]], [[Pudsey]], the youngest of five children to Henry Hutton and his wife Lily (née Swithenbank).<ref name=H4-6>Howat, pp. 4–6.</ref> Many of his family were local cricketers and Hutton soon became immersed in the sport, which he both played and read about with enthusiasm.<ref name=coy/> He practised in the playground of Littlemoor Council School, which he attended from 1921 until 1930, and at [[Pudsey St Lawrence Cricket Club]], which he joined as a junior. At the age of 12, he made his first appearance for Pudsey St Lawrence's second eleven and by 1929 had reached the first team.<ref name=ODNB/><ref>Howat, pp. 6–7.</ref> Locals encouraged him to meet the [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] and England cricketer [[Herbert Sutcliffe]], a neighbour, from whom Hutton received coaching in Sutcliffe's garden. Sutcliffe was impressed by the young batsman, and commended him to Yorkshire as a good prospect.<ref name=H7/><ref name=H170>Hill, p. 170.</ref>

Following this endorsement, Hutton went to the county's indoor practice shed at [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]] in February 1930.<ref name=H7>Howat, p. 7.</ref> [[George Hirst]], a former Yorkshire cricketer responsible for assessing and coaching young players, believed that Hutton's batting technique was essentially already complete.<ref name=H170/> [[Bill Bowes]], the Yorkshire pace bowler, was equally impressed, and helped Hutton to correct a minor flaw in his technique.<ref name=H8/> Hutton was sufficiently encouraged to decide to attempt a career in professional cricket, but at the prompting of his parents decided to learn a trade as well.<ref name=H8/> During 1930, he watched the Australian [[Don Bradman]] hit 334 at Headingley in a Test match, then a record individual score in Tests—which he himself would surpass eight years later.<ref name=H7/> Later that year, Hutton enrolled at Pudsey Grammar School where he spent a year studying technical drawing and quantitative work before joining his father at a local building firm, Joseph Verity. After becoming a professional cricketer, Hutton continued to work for the company during winter months until 1939.<ref name=ODNB/><ref name=H8>Howat, p. 8.</ref>