Famous Cricketers No 68 - Fred Tate

not out 0 95 17 4 30 3 H.G.P.Owen st H.R.Butt 91-5 P.A.Perrin c W.L.Murdoch A.J.Turner b 167. Surrey and Sussex v Rest of England, Hastings, September 8, 9, 10 (Rest of England won by four wickets) not out 0 254 8 1 27 0 176 1 c J.H.Board b W.Rhodes 6 141 2 0 9 1 A.C.Maclaren b 223-6 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct County Championship 17 30 9 214 27 10.19 - 10 Other Sussex matches 1 2 1 11 7* 11.00 - - Other matches 1 2 1 6 6* 6.00 - 1 Season 19 34 11 231 27 10.04 - 11 Career 167 278 92 1430 48* 7.68 - 109 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m County Championship 870.2 282 1797 79 7/48 22.74 7 1 Other Sussex matches 34 15 57 3 3/57 19.00 - - Other matches 10 1 36 1 1/9 36.00 - - Season (5-ball) 914.2 298 1890 83 7/48 22.77 7 1 Career (4-ball) 388.1 168 } 14123 611 7/17 23.11 44 8 (5-ball) 6350 2167 1899 Perhaps refreshed by a winter coaching in Cape Town, Tate had his best season to date with 121 wickets and 510 runs including three scores of over 50. His newly acquired all-rounder status brought elevation in the batting order, albeit temporarily. Despite a mid-season change of captain – Murdoch stood down in favour of Ranjitsinhji after seven matches – Sussex finished fifth and for the first time since 1884 Championship wins exceeded losses. Tate contributed significantly to all but two of the Sussex victories taking ten wickets against Hampshire and Cambridge University, nine against Lancashire, Middlesex, Somerset and Worcestershire. He also took ten in the opening fixture against MCC. His three fifties were all in relatively high scoring games. One, his 59* at Hove against Somerset, was his share of an 80 minute 9th wicket partnership of 126 with H.R.Butt (75). Possibly his best all round performance was at Old Trafford – 4-66 and 4-27, 42 out of a second innings total of 106. The next highest score was 14. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 168. Sussex v MCC, Lord’s, May 3, 4 (MCC won by five wickets) b J.T.Hearne 3 178 24 5 72 6 C.E.de Trafford b 145 1 A.Hearne b C.P.Foley b A.E.Trott b S.M.Tindall b L.Whitehead b c F.H.Huish b J.T.Hearne 9 97 15 5 45 4 C.J.Burnup lbw 133-5 A.Hearne b A.E.Trott b S.M.Tindall b 169. A.J.Webbe’s XI v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 11, 12, 13 (Cambridge University won by an innings and 62 runs) b H.H.B.Hawkins 18 224 26 4 89 2 G.L.Jessop c J.T.Rawlin 464 2 T.L.Taylor c J.Daniell not out 23 178 170. Sussex v Worcestershire, Hove, May 15, 16, 17 (Sussex won by five wickets) c W.L.Foster b R.D.Burrows 6 222 25 14 35 3 E.G.Arnold b 129 A.Bird b G.A.Wilson b 27