Famous Cricketers No 66 - Wilfred Rhodes

1921 The all-conquering Australians arrived this year, captained by probably the largest man ever to captain a Test nation - W.W.Armstrong. Although he played in the First Test, Rhodes was dropped for the rest of the series, as England proceeded to try as many as thirty different players. Australia won the series three to nil which surprised nobody. This was Rhodes’ last Test until he was recalled five years later. Once more he did the ‘double’ and also made his highest ever score, 267 not out against Leicestershire at Headingley. He took 7-80 in the ‘Roses’ match at Old Trafford in May but did not take more than nine wickets in any match. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 757. Yorkshire v Hampshire, Southampton, May 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c A.S.Kennedy b J.A.Newman 41 220 21.4 6 42 3 B.G.von B.Melle c P.Holmes 242 J.A.Newman c D.C.F.Burton W.H.Livsey c A.Dolphin not out 58 151-2 34 12 75 3 A.L.Hosie c C.T.Tyson 287 1 L.H.Tennyson lbw B.G.von B.Melle b 758. Yorkshire v Australians, Bradford, May 11, 12, 13 (Match drawn) c H.L.Collins b W.W.Armstrong 63 224 23.5 3 87 5 H.L.Collins b 263 1 C.G.Macartney c N.Kilner J.M.Taylor c A.Dolphin H.Carter c H.Sutcliffe E.A.McDonald c D.C.F.Burton 6 3 13 1 W.Bardsley c E.Robinson 77-3 759. Yorkshire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 14, 16, 17 (Match drawn) c B.Blomley b J.S.Heap 41 154 51 14 80 7 J.W.H.Makepeace c A.Dolphin 239 J.Hallows c E.Oldroyd G.E.Tyldesley c sub J.Sharp c R.Kilner J.D.Tyldesley c E.Oldroyd J.S.Heap c G.G.Macaulay R.K.Tyldesley c A.Waddington not out 0 116-2 25 11 36 2 J.Sharp st A.Dolphin 178-7d J.S.Heap b 760. Yorkshire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 18, 19, 20 (Yorkshire won by 308 runs) c F.S.G.Calthorpe b A.L.Howell 14 89 8 2 15 2 William Quaife lbw 72 1 B.W.Quaife lbw lbw b H.Howell 23 420 20.4 2 40 6 C.Charlesworth c D.C.F.Burton 129 G.W.Stephens c A.Dolphin B.W.Quaife c A.Dolphin G.A.Rotherham c A.Dolphin H.Howell st A.Dolphin A.L.Howell lbw 761. Yorkshire v Gloucestershire, Gloucester, May 12, 13, 14 (Yorkshire won by 258 runs) c P.T.Mills b C.W.L.Parker 9 213 33 26 19 3 A.E.Dipper c E.Oldroyd 165 1 P.F.C.Williams c D.C.F.Burton P.T.Mills c and b c and b F.E.Ellis 45 316-6d 6 3 14 3 F.Rowlands c E.Oldroyd 106 B.H.Lyon lbw P.T.Mills b 762. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Trent Bridge, May 28, 30 (Australia won by ten wickets) c H.Carter b J.M.Gregory 19 112 13 3 33 2 C.E.Pellew c and b 232 2 T.J.E.Andrews c and b c H.Carter b E.A.McDonald 10 147 - - - - 30-0 90