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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October 29 - 1877 - Kirkheaton - Huddersfield - Yorkshire - July 8 - 1973 - Branksome Park - Bournemouth - Cricketers - Yorkshire - All-round cricketers
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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.
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