Dusty Rhodes (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dusty Rhodes (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1916

Place of Birth: Tintwistle, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Oct-1983

Profession: cricket umpire, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Dusty Rhodes (cricketer)

  • Albert Ennion Groucott Rhodes, universally known as "Dusty" Rhodes (10 October 1916 – 17 October 1983), was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1937 and 1954 and was also a Test match umpire. Rhodes was born at Tintwistle, Cheshire.
  • He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1937 season against Surrey in May in a match which saw the fall of only one wicket before being concluded as a draw.
  • Later in the season he took 6 for 38 against Somerset.
  • In the 1938 season he scored 107 not out against Warwickshire and had two 5-wicket innings.
  • After an uneventful season in 1939, Rhodes peak career was interrupted by the Second World War.
  • In the 1946 season he took 7 for 109 against Glamorgan and achieved three more five wicket innings.
  • In the 1947 season he achieved his best bowling performance of 8 for 162 against Yorkshire and four more 5 wicket innings.
  • In the 1948 season he scored 105 not out against Hampshire and took two five wicket innings.
  • He made his top score of 127 against Somerset and 126 against Nottinghamshire in the 1949 season and took two 5 wicket innings including 7 for 114 against Gloucestershire.
  • In the 1950 season he took six 5 wicket innings including 7 for 68 against Oxford University and in the 1951 season had four 5 wicket innings including 7 for 56 against Lancashire.
  • He toured India with MCC in 1951/52 and in the 1952 season took three five-wicket innings.
  • He was down to three matches in 1953 and 1954 before he left the first-class game. Rhodes was a right-hand batsman and played 422 innings in 275 first-class matches to score 7363 runs with an average of 18.97.
  • He scored with four centuries with a top score of 127.
  • He took 661 first-class wickets with his leg breaks at an average of 28.22, including a best performance of 8 for 162.Rhodes later joined the first-class umpiring list, standing in eight Test matches between 1963 and 1973 and three ODIs between 1972 and 1973.Rhodes died at Barlow, Derbyshire at the age of 67.
  • He was the father of fast bowler Harold Rhodes, also nicknamed Dusty.

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