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Fred Tate
Mon, July 09 2018
What made Maurice Tate switch from spin to seam
“Maurice, tired and perhaps annoyed at the veteran batsman’s contemptuous treatment of those slow off-breaks, suddenly increased his pace and swung his body for all he was worth, to make the ball come faster off the pitch.” — Wally Hammond.
Thu, February 02 2017
8 iconic Test moments at Old Trafford
Ahead of the second England-Pakistan Test, let's take a look at the history of the venue Old Trafford, where England have so far played 75 Tests, winning 26, losing 14 while 35 Tests have ended in a draw.
Mon, August 04 2014
Six iconic father-son relationships in cricket
Here is a look at some of the most iconic father-son relationships in the game.
Tue, July 01 2014
Trumper gets 100 before lunch, Trumble hauls 10 in the match, but the game goes down in history as “Fred Tate’s Test”
July 26, 1902. Amidst heart-stopping excitement, Australia bowled out England for 120 to win the Old Trafford Test by three runs and secure the Ashes. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the immortal match which saw Victor Trumper score a century before lunch and Fred Tate become immortal for dropping a sitter. But it was Hugh Trumble’s six-wicket haul in the second innings — and 10 in the Test — that swung it in Australia’s favour after England needed just 32 runs with seven wickets in hand.
Mon, June 05 2017
Fred Tate: One Test, one dropped catch, one promise
Fred Tate was a Sussex stalwart, but his only Test ended in a rather dramatic fashion.