Rhodes, Wilfred

Rhodes, Wilfred

▪ British cricketer
born Oct. 29, 1877, Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Eng.
died July 8, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire

      English cricketer who during his career (1898–1930) completed more doubles (1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a single season) than any other player. He appeared in 58 Test (international) matches and played in his last Test competition at the age of 52. Rhodes scored 1,000 runs 21 times, captured 100 wickets 23 times, and set the world record for the most wickets taken (4,187) in a career.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rhodes (surname) — Rhodes is a surname, with other spellings Rhoades, Rhoads, Roads and Roades. It is also linked to the variant spelling Rohde, and the origins are thought to come from a town or village in Germany, near the city of Lübeck. This was not an unusual… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilfred Rhodes — Wilfred Rhodes, né le 29 octobre 1877 et mort le 8 juillet 1973, était un joueur professionnel anglais de cricket qui a joué 58 matchs de Test cricket pour l Angleterre entre 1899 et 1930, achevant sa carrière internationale à …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wilfred Rhodes — Infobox cricketer biography playername = Wilfred Rhodes country = England fullname = Wilfred Rhodes nickname = dayofbirth = 29 monthofbirth = 10 yearofbirth = 1877 placeofbirth = Huddersfield countryofbirth = England dayofdeath = 8 monthofdeath …   Wikipedia

  • Wilfred Kalaugher — Wilfrid George Kalaugher (26 November 1904 – 12 August 1999) was a New Zealand athlete and scholar, then a teacher in Marlborough College, England. He was born in Auckland where he grew up in Devonport. He was dux of Sacred Heart College in 1921 …   Wikipedia

  • List of Rhodes Scholars — Below is a list of Rhodes Scholars covering notable people who are also Rhodes Scholarship recipients, sorted by year and surname. See also: Category:Rhodes scholars Key to the columns in the main table: Column label Description of Column… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Yorkshire CCC players — This is a list of cricketers who have ever played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. A *Alfred Ackroyd (1879) *Spencer Allen (1924) *William Allen (1921 1925) *Joe Ambler (1886) *George Anderson (1863 1869) *Paul Anderson (1988) *Claude Anson… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Test cricketers — This is a list by country of every cricketer who has played at least one Test match.Australia : See also List of Australian Test cricketers Ted a Beckett · Terry Alderman · George Alexander · Harry Alexander · Frank Allan · Peter Allan · Reginald …   Wikipedia

  • Isaac Hodgson — (15 November, 1828 ndash; 24 November 1867), commonly known as Ikey or Ike , was a first class cricketer who played nine games for Yorkshire as a pre county club between 1852 and 1862, and 21 for Yorkshire CCC in the County Championship between… …   Wikipedia

  • sportsperson — ▶ noun SPORTSMAN, SPORTSWOMAN, player, contestant, competitor, participant. See list. Sportspeople Aaron, Hank (American baseball player) Abrahams, Harold (English athlete) Agassi, Andre (American tennis player) Agostini, Giacomo (Italian racing… …   Useful english dictionary

  • History of the England cricket team to 1939 — The History of the England Cricket Team can be said to date back to at least 1739, when sides styled Kent and All England played a match at Bromley Common. Over 300 matches involving England or All England prior to 1877 are known. However these… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”