Famous Cricketers No 66 - Wilfred Rhodes

c H.D.G.Leveson-Gower b L.C.Braund 109 287-5 6 0 56 3 A.C.MacLaren c C.H.Hardisty 232-8d 1 E.G.Wynyard c W.Ringrose G.J.Thompson c H.Myers 334. North v South, Scarborough, September 3, 4, 5 (North won by an innings and 71 runs) b G.G.Napier 45 590 13 2 61 3 K.L.Hutchings c A.C.MacLaren 204 A.E.Relf lbw G.J.Thompson st D.Hunter 29.4 4 124 5 J.W.H.T.Douglas c R.H.Spooner 315 A.E.Relf st D.Hunter G.J.Thompson c D.Hunter M.W.Payne c D.Hunter G.G.Napier hit wkt 335. Players v Gentlemen, Scarborough, September 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c M.W.Payne b J.W.H.T.Douglas 19 324 21.1 0 122 4 F.L.Fane c H.Myers 387 J.W.H.T.Douglas c G.H.Hirst H.D.G.Leveson-Gower c J.Tunnicliffe N.A.Knox c G.J.Thompson c H.K.Foster b J.W.H.T.Douglas 3 374-6d 13 1 57 3 R.H.Spooner c T.W.Hayward208-6 E.G.Wynyard c E.G.Hayes M.W.Payne st D.Hunter 336. Rest of England v Kent, Kennington Oval, September 10, 11, 12, 13 (Rest of England won by 251 runs) b A.Fielder 15 392 10 0 41 0 365 2 c James Seymour b C.Blythe 1 344-8d 1 1 0 0 120 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 2 4 0 42 19 10.50 - - 1 North v South 1 1 0 45 45 45.00 - - - Championship 28 46 3 1431 119 33.27 2 11 32 Other Yorkshire matches 5 9 0 187 109 20.77 1 1 4 Other matches 1 2 0 16 15 8.00 - - 2 Season 37 62 3 1721 119 29.16 3 12 39 Career 336 453 90 9203 201 25.35 8 47 234 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Players v Gentlemen 50.1 6 213 7 4-122 30.42 - - North v South 42.4 6 185 8 5-124 23.12 1 - Championship 729 141 2036 91 6-90 22.37 6 1 Other Yorkshire matches 146.3 23 543 22 5-118 24.68 1 - Other matches 11 1 41 0 - - - - Season (6-ball) 979.2 177 3018 128 6-90 23.57 8 1 Career (6-ball) 9665.2 2743 } 28315 1757 9-24 16.11 147 42 (5-ball) 2748.4 1029 1907 Yorkshire finished in third place in the Championship behind Nottinghamshire (Champions) and Worcestershire. Three men were head and shoulders above all others in the Yorkshire team, Hirst, Haigh and Rhodes taking 359 wickets between them. Rhodes was much more the bowler of earlier days but although he bowled consistently well in the early part of the season the Test honours went to Colin Blythe who played in all three matches. The South Africans with their plethora of ‘googly’ bowlers failed to live up to their form in South Africa in 1905/06 and had a disappointing Test series, although their county form was excellent. With 1055 runs and 177 wickets Rhodes once more completed the ‘double’ and his best match aggregate was 12-130 against Somerset at Taunton 47