Famous Cricketers No 68 - Fred Tate

76. Sussex v Australians, Hove, July 13, 14 (Australians won by eight wickets) c S.E.Gregory b G.H.S.Trott 2 107 8 1 27 0 154 1 not out 5 114 5.2 2 16 1 G.Giffen c F.H.Guttridge 68-2 77. Sussex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, July 24, 25, 26 (Sussex won by 129 runs) not out 10 268 21 9 40 1 W.W.Read c G.Brann 325 c J.M.Read b C.M.Wells 8 297 5 2 10 0 111 1 78. Sussex v Kent, Beckenham, July 27, 28 (Kent won by nine wickets) c J.R.Mason b b W.S.Wright 4 98 13 5 24 1 F.Marchant lbw 236 c F.Marchant b F.Martin 8 158 - - - - 21-1 79. Sussex v Gloucestershire, Ashley Down, Bristol, August 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c E.M.Grace b W.G.Grace 2 258 29 7 61 0 273 did not bat - 275-6d 5 1 6 0 94-4 80. Sussex v Somerset, Taunton, August 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) b E.J.Tyler 7 182 4 0 21 0 183 c A.E.Newton b S.M.J.Woods0 117 17 7 40 0 264 81. Sussex v Lancashire, Hove, August 17, 18 (Lancashire won by an innings and 113 runs) not out 10 151 12 1 29 0 385 2 not out 5 121 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct County Championship 14 23 7 114 13 7.12 - 9 Other Sussex matches 4 6 4 92 48* 46.00 - 4 Season 18 29 11 206 48* 11.44 - 13 Career 81 138 49 527 48* 5.92 - 46 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m County Championship 361.2 124 815 24 4/57 33.95 - - Other Sussex matches 102.2 38 241 7 3/57 34.42 - - Season (5-ball) 463.4 162 1056 31 4/57 34.06 - - Career (4-ball) 388.1 168 } 5295 244 7/17 21.70 15 2 (5-ball) 2231 783 1894 Despite a good start against MCC, Tate was selected for only one Championship match and even then bowled a mere 11 overs. The arrival in the side of Alfred Shaw, portly at 51 but still the epitome of accuracy, together with Fred Parris who had struck a rich vein of form, were probably the main reasons. Whatever the causes, the effect was that Tate found himself squeezed out of the side. Possibly Murdoch was unimpressed or, as was suggested in the Cricket Field , Tate had lost confidence in himself but his performance against Cambridge University – a far from negligible batting side – was enough to indicate that his skill had not entirely deserted him. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 82. Sussex v MCC, Lord’s, May 2 (MCC won by an innings and 2 runs) c A.E.Stoddart b J.T.Hearne 0 42 16 3 48 4 A.E.Stoddart lbw 103 1 C.E.De Trafford b Lord Hawke b W.Mead b c G.J.V.Weigall b W.Mead 7 59 83. Sussex v Gloucestershire, Hove, May 14, 15, 16 (Gloucestershire won by eight wickets) not out 5 218 5 1 28 0 259 1 b F.G.Roberts 7 73 6 2 15 2 S.A.P.Kitcat c W.L.Murdoch 35-2 H.Wrathall c H.R.Butt 16