Famous Cricketers No 68 - Fred Tate

123. Sussex v Surrey, Hove, August 31, September 1, 2 (Surrey won by ten wickets) not out 2 147 19 5 64 0 308 c E.G.Hayes b T.W.Hayward 0 166 1.2 0 3 0 7-0 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct County Championship 18 29 8 220 38 10.47 - 21 Other Sussex matches 4 7 1 44 37 7.33 - 2 Season 22 36 9 264 38 9.77 - 23 Career 123 207 67 1027 48* 7.33 - 82 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m County Championship 928.3 334 1938 73 7/65 26.54 6 1 Other Sussex matches 183 61 434 9 4/89 48.22 - - Season (5-ball) 1111.3 395 2372 82 7/65 28.92 6 1 Career (4-ball) 388.1 168 } 9671 427 7/17 22.64 31 6 (5-ball) 4228.3 1449 1897 1897 was a better season in every way. Tate took 100 wickets for the first time and Sussex climbed to sixth in the table. A major contributory factor was the arrival of a genuine fast bowler, the Lincolnshire born Cyril Bland, now qualified by residence. In an extended fixture list, Tate once again bowled more than a thousand overs but now the burden was more evenly shared, Bland getting through 1136.3 overs to Tate’s 1207. At Hastings when Nottinghamshire won by 69 runs the pair took all 20 wickets – Tate 4-59 and 6-77, Bland 6-85 and 4-107. When Sussex won by five wickets at Tonbridge they accounted for all but two – Tate 1-88 and 7-62, Bland 8-65 and 2-76. They also had a major share in the innings defeat of Hampshire at Hove, Tate 5-21 and 3-51, Bland 4-37 and 3-47. Tate (7-84) did well in the first innings against the touring Philadelphians only to see his side succumb to Bart King bowling with a crosswind. The ability to swing the ball was still something of a novelty. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 124. Sussex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 10, 11, 12 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 74 runs) not out 14 255 59 11 167 4 A.Shrewsbury c H.R.Butt 448-7d W.Gunn lbw W.Attewell b C.E.Dench lbw c A.Shrewsbury b S.Brown 13 119 125. Sussex v MCC, Lord’s, May 13, 14, 15 (MCC won by 46 runs) c G.A.Davidson b J.T.Hearne 6 418 33 7 85 2 P.F.Warner b 266 C.E.de Trafford b b G.A.Davidson 0 137 39 14 70 2 G.A.Davidson lbw 335 M.R.Jardine b 126. Sussex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 20, 21, 22 (Surrey won by 279 runs) b W.Brockwell 0 232 39 14 96 5 R.Abel c H.R.Butt 295 H.D.G.Leveson-Gower b C.Baldwin b H.B.Chinnery b H.Wood c H.R.Butt not out 3 232 33 4 108 2 H.D.G.Leveson-Gower c C.H.G.Bland 448-5d C.Baldwin c E.H.Killick 127. Sussex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 24, 25, 26 (Sussex won by an innings and 264 runs) c E.H.Bray b H.W.De Zoete 1 455 21.1 7 48 3 E.H.Bray c W.Newham 91 1 G.L.Jessop c K.S.Ranjitsinhji H.W.De Zoete c G.Bean 22