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:

Career summary

Few cricketers have performed consistently for so long. This goes far to explaining his unsurpassed career aggregates of wickers and doubles. His durability is emphasised by his status as the oldest ever test player. He is one of only four people (together with W. G. Grace, Frank Woolley and George Hirst) to score 30,000 runs and take 2,000 wickets in a career. He also took 765 catches, the seventh highest total ever. Only he and Hirst have scored 20,000 runs and taken 2,000 wickets in the County Championship.

Related Topics:
W. G. Grace - Frank Woolley - George Hirst

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He played in a total of 58 test matches, taking 127 wickets. His stand of 323 with Sir Jack Hobbs at Melbourne in 1911 is still the highest stand for England for the first wicket in an Ashes series test, and his stand of 130 with Tip Foster at Sydney in 1903 is still the highest for England for the last wicket in any test match, proof of his ability to bat as an opener and a tail-ender.

Related Topics:
Jack Hobbs - Melbourne - 1911 - Ashes series - Sydney

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