George Rodney Cass was an English cricketer: a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Essex and Worcestershire in England, and for Tasmania in Australia, in the 1960s and 1970s.
14 Facts About Rodney Cass
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Rodney Cass was born at Overton, Wakefield, Yorkshire, and educated at Dewsbury Technical College.
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Rodney Cass made his first-class debut against Glamorgan at Clacton-on-Sea in late July 1964, when he scored 7 and took one catch.
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Rodney Cass scored two half-centuries in 1966, of which the higher was the 65 he struck against Cambridge University in June.
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Rodney Cass made his List A debut in 1966, when he played for Essex against Worcestershire in the Gillette Cup.
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In 1967 Rodney Cass scored his maiden first-class century, 104 not out against Warwickshire in early July.
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Rodney Cass enjoyed a most productive season with both bat and gloves: in first-class cricket he hit 756 runs and made 48 dismissals while in one-day cricket he scored 334 runs and claimed 21 dismissals.
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Rodney Cass's form dipped slightly in 1970, but he could be consoled with the award of his county cap.
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Rodney Cass had a wretched time even when he did play, with a first-class average of under 10 and a top score of 30 from 12 innings.
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Rodney Cass did redeem himself somewhat in the one-day game, with 119 runs in six innings to put with his six catches, and he claimed four dismissals in an outing as pro for Lowerhouse of the Lancashire League, but real success would have to wait for the winter, when he finally came good for Tasmania.
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Rodney Cass played only the first half of 1974, but did play for most of 1975 once he had re-established himself in the team at the start of June.
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Rodney Cass played his last first-class and List A games for Worcestershire in mid-September 1975.
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Rodney Cass played minor cricket for Marylebone Cricket Club, accompanying them on several tours of Ireland, and played in a rain-affected game for Worcestershire Norton Taverners of the Midland Combined Counties League in 1996, aged 56.
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Rodney Cass played cricket at club level for Pudsey St Lawrence and Great Chell.