Wilfred Rhodes

Wilfred Rhodes (born October 29, 1877, North Moor, Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire; died July 8, 1973, Branksome Park, Bournemouth) was one of the greatest cricketers of the twentieth century. Whilst his career evolved through a great many distinct stages, his record for Yorkshire and England is sufficient to place him as one of the very greatest all-round cricketers of all time. Unusually, he batted right-handed but bowled left arm. Some remarkable achievements of his career include:

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• Most first-class matches (1110).
• Most County Championship matches (763).
• Highest aggregate of first-class wickets (4204).
• Most times 100 wickets in a season (23, including three over 200)
• Most times the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in a season (16 between 1903 and 1926)
• Twelve County Championship winning teams for Yorkshire between 1898 and 1925.
• First Englishman to achieve the "double" of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in Test cricket and second overall (after George Giffen); first person to achieve 2000 runs and 100 wickets in Test cricket.
Wilfred Rhodes: Early career - amazing bowling feats in dry summers ►



 

October 29: October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining....

1877: 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar)....

Kirkheaton: Kirkheaton is a village north east of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England and has a population of 4,209 together with Upper Heaton....




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