Famous Cricketers No 68 - Fred Tate

c D.A.Steele b C.B.Llewellyn 4 212 38 10 86 5 C.Robson c and b 220 1 E.M.Sprot lbw C.B.Llewellyn b A.J.L.Hill b E.C.Lee b 246. Sussex v Yorkshire, Hove, August 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) did not bat - 560-5d 15 7 19 0 92 15 10 15 0 107-0 247. Sussex v Middlesex, Hove, August 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) not out 11 501 19.2 6 45 3 B.J.T.Bosanquet b 289 R.E.More b G.MacGregor c H.R.Butt 37 11 95 3 P.F.Warner c K.S.Ranjitsinhji 401-8 R.N.Douglas b C.M.Wells b 248. Sussex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) not out 14 271 30 8 79 5 V.F.S.Crawford st H.R.Butt 305 T.W.Hayward c K.S.Ranjitsinhji A.Baker c K.S.Ranjitsinhji F.C.Holland st H.R.Butt W.C.Smith st H.R.Butt 11 3 27 1 V.F.S.Crawford c J.Vine 121-6 249. Sussex v Kent, Hove, August 29, 30, 31 (Match drawn) did not bat - 539-7d 35 12 67 6 E.W.Dillon c H.R.Butt 368 2 S.H.Day c and b R.N.R.Blaker c H.R.Butt P.C.Baker c H.R.Butt E.Humphreys c C.H.G.Bland F.H.Huish c and b 32 4 109 3 E.W.Dillon c K.S.Ranjitsinhji 319 1 J.R.Mason c and b W.M.Bradley c A.E.Relf SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct County Championship 24 27 5 272 84 12.36 1 28 Other Sussex matches 3 3 1 13 11 6.50 - 3 Season 27 30 6 285 84 11.87 1 31 Career 249 375 113 2390 84 9.12 4 181 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m County Championship 1009.1 281 2520 126 7/52 20.00 10 3 Other Sussex matches 126.3 48 249 16 6/18 15.56 2 1 Season (6-ball) 1135.4 329 2769 142 7/52 19.50 12 4 Career (4-ball) 388.1 168 } (5-ball) 7513.1 2570 22527 1015 7/17 22.19 79 18 (6-ball) 2279.3 647 1902 Trauma at Manchester notwithstanding, Tate had the season of his life. Sussex finished second to Yorkshire with seven wins and he could legitimately claim much of the credit. Once again he ended top of their bowling averages, eighth in the national table with 180 wickets at 15.71. He might have reached 200 but missed three games due to an attack of rheumatism. Only Wilfred Rhodes captured more (213) and he had the advantage of playing a higher proportion of his matches on the more bowler friendly wickets of the North. Only three others, Haigh, Llewellyn and Braund passed 150. Tate took eight or more wickets in every match until the Gentlemen v Players fixture on July 6, 7, 8. 37