1. Maurice William Tate was an English cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s and the leader of England's Test bowling attack for a long time during this period.
14 Facts About Maurice Tate
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Maurice Tate was the first Sussex cricketer to take a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket.
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The son of Sussex off spinner Fred Tate and nicknamed "Chubby", Maurice began his career for Sussex as a hard-hitting batsman and spin bowler with one match in 1912.
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Maurice Tate played a few matches in 1913 and 1914, but established himself as a batsman in 1919 by scoring over a thousand runs for the first of eleven consecutive seasons.
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In 1922 Maurice Tate had, aided by some very poor batting sides, enjoyed more success as a bowler than in previous years.
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From 1923 to 1925, Maurice Tate had great success, not only in county cricket, but in Test matches.
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In 1929, Maurice Tate hit his only Test century against South Africa, but from 1930, whilst he remained a force as a bowler, his batting declined severely and he began to go in later down the batting order.
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From that time, with exceptionally fast bowlers such as Harold Larwood and Bill Voce available, Maurice Tate was no longer an essential member of the England side, though he was still a match-winner for Sussex with 164 wickets in 1932.
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On his third tour of Australia, he did not play a Test match, and even with Larwood unavailable in 1934, Maurice Tate was not chosen for any Test.
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In 1936, Maurice Tate's bowling waned, except for 7 for 19 against Hampshire, he was much more expensive than before, and after 1937, when he had been in and out of the first eleven, Sussex chose not to retain Maurice Tate any longer, but he continued to be a keen observer of the game until his death.
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Maurice Tate continues to hold the record for the most wickets in a season outside England.
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Maurice Tate achieved the exceptional double of 1,000 runs and 200 wickets in a season three years running.
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Maurice Tate was Wisden Cricketer of the year in 1924.
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Also, Maurice Tate was one of the fastest scorers in Test cricket history.