Famous Cricketers No 66 - Wilfred Rhodes

28. Yorkshire v Sussex, Hove, August 22, 23, 24 (Yorkshire won by 192 runs) b E.H.Killick 20 428 19.4 7 42 2 P.H.Latham c S.Haigh 311 W.Humphreys c C.E.M.Wilson did not bat - 166-7d 15 8 26 3 C.B.Fry b 91 2 W.L.Murdoch b C.H.G.Bland b 29. Yorkshire v MCC & Ground, Scarborough, August 25, 26, (27) (Match drawn) c J.H.Board b W.Attewell 5 225 26 7 59 5 H.A.Carpenter c J.T.Brown 269 W.Gunn b H.B.Chinnery lbw W.Attewell c J.T.Brown J.H.Board c D.Denton did not bat - 26-2 30. Players v Gentlemen, Scarborough, August 29, 30, 31 (Gentlemen won by eight wickets) c and b A.O.Jones 2 126 34 12 72 4 Lord Hawke st D.Hunter 208 H.B.Chinnery c A.Ward G.L.Jessop c W.Storer F.W.Milligan c G.R.Baker b A.O.Jones 21 169 9 3 17 0 90-2 31. Yorkshire v Mr.C.I.Thornton’s XI, Scarborough, September 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c A.Ward b W.Attewell 0 228 37 15 55 0 316 c W.Gunn b W.Attewell 11 289 - - - - 136-5 1 32. Rest of England v A.E.Stoddart’s XI, Hastings, September 5, 6, 7 (A.E.Stoddart’s XI won by five wickets) not out 2 236 23 6 64 4 E.Wainwright c W.Brockwell261 1 A.E.Stoddart c A.Shrewsbury J.Briggs c W.G.Grace J.H.Board c C.L.Townsend b T.Richardson 1 206 16 7 40 0 182-5 33. Rest of England v Surrey and Sussex, Hastings, September 8, 9, 10 (Rest of England won by four wickets) c F.W.Tate b T.Richardson 16 176 6 1 24 0 254 did not bat - 223-6 16.4 5 50 4 D.L.A.Jephson b 141 W.L.Murdoch b F.W.Tate c J.H.Board T.Richardson c G.L.Jessop SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 1 2 0 23 21 11.50 - - - Championship 26 30 8 472 78 21.45 - 3 14 Other Yorkshire matches 4 6 0 43 14 7.16 - - 3 Other matches 2 3 1 19 16 9.50 - - 1 Season 33 41 9 557 78 17.40 - 3 18 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Players v Gentlemen 43 15 89 4 4-72 22.25 - - Championship 990 393 1745 126 7-24 13.84 11 3 Other Yorkshire matches 135.1 55 237 16 5-59 14.81 1 - Other matches 61.4 19 178 8 4-50 22.25 - - Season (5-ball) 1230 482 2249 154 7-24 14.60 12 3 1899 Rhodes was head and shoulders above the other Yorkshire bowlers in his second season which saw him go from strength to strength. His performances for Yorkshire against Essex at Leyton in which he captured 15-56 including 9-28 in the first innings and 7-147 against Middlesex were rewarded by selection for the First Test Match at Trent Bridge against Australia, which was incidentally W.G.Grace’s last appearance. In passing it is interesting to note that these two remarkable cricketers had a first-class career span between them of 65 years. Rhodes dismissed Monty Noble twice in this match. A feature of this season was a return of 9-24 for C.I.Thornton’s England XI v The Australians who were dismissed for 83 which remained his best innings analysis. Trumper fell to him twice - 9