Famous Cricketers No 66 - Wilfred Rhodes

1922/23 - In India For the second time Rhodes visited India and he played four matches in all: two for the Europeans, one for All India (English) and one for a combined team of Muslims and Hindus (I do not remember ever seeing a photograph of Wilfred in a turban) against Europeans and Parsees. The second match was interrupted by an argument about the new ball being taken. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 828. Muslims and Hindus v Europeans and Parsees, Bombay, November 27, 28, 29 (Europeans and Parsees won by 246 runs) c F.G.Travers b R.J.D.Jamshedji 29 163 23 5 57 2 F.E.Kapadia lbw 302 R.J.D.Jamshedji c P.Shivram lbw b B.K.Kalapesi 79 172 26 3 99 3 A.L.Hosie lbw 279-5d J.B.Higgins c M.H.Chandarana R.Kilner b 829. All India (English) v All India (Indians) , Bombay, November 30, December 1, 2 (All India (English) won by seven wickets) b Abdul Aziz Khan 9 340 15 1 51 3 K.M.Mistri c F.G.Travers 163 2 C.K.Nayudu c G.T.B.Harvey Abdus Salam c and b not out 16 102-3 25 12 49 1 Abdus Salam c A.L.Hosie 277 830. Europeans v Hindus, Lahore, March 2, 3, 4 (Europeans won by 306 runs) c Ramchand b Jagannath Mehta 71 218 8.1 5 6 3 On Karnath c M.A.Green 51 Ramchand c F.R.S.Shaw B.N.Khanna c J.G.Smyth c Brij Lal b Jagannath Mehta 29 237 - - - - 98 1 831. Europeans v Muslims, Lahore, March 5, 6, 7 (Europeans won by 169 runs) c Hassan Shah b Abdus Salam 8 227 14 4 31 3 Karim Baksh c G.H.Holland 80 Iftekharuddin c G.H.Holland Nazir Hussain c G.H.Holland lbw b Saleh Mohammed 6 112 22.3 10 36 2 Iftekharuddin c J.G.Smyth 90 1 Feroze Khan c M.G.Salter SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Europeans 2 4 0 114 71 57.00 - 1 2 Other matches 2 4 1 133 79 44.33 - 1 2 Season 4 8 1 247 79 35.28 - 2 4 Career 831 1218 172 32606 267* 31.17 51 157 619 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Europeans 44.4 19 73 8 3-6 9.12 - - Other matches 89 21 256 9 3-51 28.44 - - Season (6-ball) 133.4 40 329 17 3-6 19.35 - - Career (6-ball) 21084 5787 } 56082 3374 9-24 16.62 245 61 (5-ball) 2748.4 1029 1923 The fourteenth ‘double’ of Rhodes’ career made the season noteworthy. His bowling was again exemplary and he continued the fine form he had shown since the war. He headed both batting and bowling averages although it would be true to say that Roy Kilner and Macaulay were more deadly day in and day out. He took ten wickets in a match on two occasions, his best innings performance being 7-15 against Gloucestershire at Bristol. With such good opening batsmen as Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes Rhodes dropped down the order and stood steadfast in the middle, the Yorkshire side being a 98