Arthur Rhodes (cricketer)
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Arthur Cecil Rhodes was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played sixty one matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
between 1932 and 1934.
Born in Headingley
, Leeds
, Yorkshire
, England
, Rhodes was a right arm fast medium bowler, who took 107 wickets at 28.28, with a best of 6 for 19 against Cambridge University
, one of five hauls of five wickets in an innings. A right-handed batsman, he scored 917 runs at 17.98, with a best score of 64 not out against Leicestershire
. He also scored 53 against Hampshire
. Rhodes also played for the Yorkshire Second XI from 1931 to 1934. He won his Yorkshire cap
in 1932.
Rhodes died in Headingley in May 1957, aged 50.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played sixty one matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
between 1932 and 1934.
Born in Headingley
Headingley
Headingley is a suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road...
, Leeds
Leeds
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, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
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, Rhodes was a right arm fast medium bowler, who took 107 wickets at 28.28, with a best of 6 for 19 against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
, one of five hauls of five wickets in an innings. A right-handed batsman, he scored 917 runs at 17.98, with a best score of 64 not out against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
. He also scored 53 against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
. Rhodes also played for the Yorkshire Second XI from 1931 to 1934. He won his Yorkshire cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
in 1932.
Rhodes died in Headingley in May 1957, aged 50.