Maurice Tate England (ENG)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm fast medium
	Tests	First-class
Matches	39	679
Runs scored	1198	21717
Batting average	25.48	25.04
100s/50s	1/5	23/93
Top score	100*	203
Balls bowled	12523	150461
Wickets	155	2784
Bowling average	26.16	18.16
5 wickets in innings	7	195
10 wickets in match	1	44
Best bowling	6/42	9/71
Catches/stumpings	11/-	283/-
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Maurice William "Chubby" Tate (born May 30, 1895 in Brighton, Sussex, died May 18, 1956 in Wadhurst, Sussex) was a Sussex and England cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s and the leader of England's Test bowling attack for a long time during this period. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Statistics Population: 155,919[1] Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ315065 Administration District: Brighton & Hove Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: East Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: Sussex Police Fire and rescue: East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service [1] Ambulance: South... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map sources for Wadhurst at grid reference TQ638318 Wadhurst is a market town in East Sussex, England. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ...

The son of Sussex off spinner Fred Tate, Maurice began his career for Sussex as a hard-hitting batsman and spin bowler with one match in 1912. He 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. In the following two years, Tate's batting developed further with a double hundred against Northamptonshire in 1921 representing his highest first class score. However, his bowling remained secondary throughout this period and he was never able to match the skill of his father. Sussex field against Derbyshire at Hove on 24 April 2005 The Arthur Gilligan stand at Hove The Pavilion at Hove Leaving the County Ground at Hove Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of... Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his fingers to spin the ball from a right-handed batsmans off side to the leg side (that is, towards the right-handed... Frederick William Tate (born July 24, 1867, Brighton, Sussex, died February 24, 1943, Burgess Hill, Sussex) was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1902. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

1922 was the turning point of Tate's career. He had, aided by some very poor batting sides, enjoyed more success as a bowler than in previous years. However, in a famous incident at training with his captain Arthur Gilligan, he bowled a faster ball, and it scattered the stumps. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Arthur Edward Robert Gilligan (23 December 1894-5 September 1976) was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Sussex, Surrey and England. ...

This led to the famous quote "Maurice, you must change your style of bowling immediately". Sure enough, from now on Tate developed as a tireless fast-medium bowler and the founder of modern seam bowling. Though not exceptionally fast through the air, Tate became able to gain great speed from the pitch, so that on the fast wickets of the early 1920s, he was dangerous to almost any batsman. His easy, exceptionally rhythmic action and very solid build allowed him to do quite incredible amounts of bowling - his output in 1925 is unparalleled among bowlers of medium pace or above, especially when one considers he was forced to open the batting for Sussex in many matches! Seam bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

From 1923 to 1925, Tate became an almost irrepressible force, not only in county cricket, but also in Test matches. In each of these three years, he took over 200 wickets, but his batting did not suffer even though Sussex were very weak in this department and support from Gilligan disappeared due to a serious injury. Moreover, on Australian pitches which had proved too much for all English bowlers since Sydney Barnes and Frank Foster in 1911/1912, Tate took 38 wickets (average 23.18) and got through over 600 balls in three of the five Tests with almost no useful bowling support - still an unparalleled physical feat in cricket. It is still the record number of wickets by an Englishman in an Ashes series in Australia. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... Sydney Francis Barnes was one of the finest bowlers in cricket history. ... This article is about the cricketer. ...

In the following six years, Tate's grand all-round service to Sussex and England continued, with his batting reaching a peak in 1927, when he hit five centuries for Sussex. In 1929, 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 very late in the order. The storm created by Don Bradman that year did not pass Tate. From that time, with exceptionally fast bowlers such as Harold Larwood and Bill Voce available, 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. On his third tour of Australia, he did not play a Test match, and even with Larwood unavailable in 1934, Tate (though still bowling superbly for Sussex) was not chosen for any Test. 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Sir Donald George Bradman (August 27, 1908 - February 25, 2001) was an Australian cricket player who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, and one of Australias greatest popular heroes. ... Harold Larwood (November 14, 1904 - July 22, 1995) was an English cricket player, an extremely quick and accurate fast bowler best known for his key role as the implementer of fast leg theory in the infamous Bodyline Ashes Test series of 1932-33. ... Bill Voce (8 August 1909, Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England - 6 June 1984, Lenton, Nottinghamshire) was an English cricket player. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1936, age finally caught up with Tate's bowling. Except for a superb 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 Tate any longer, but he continued to be a keen observer of the game until his death. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

His statistics are remarkable. He still holds the record for the most wickets in a season outside England (116 in 1926-7 in India/Ceylon, average 13.78; he also scored 1,193 runs in that season and is the only man to do a 'double' outside England). He achieved the exceptional double of 1,000 runs and 200 wickets in a season three years running (1923, 1924 and 1925). His career total of 2,784 wickets (average 18.16) is the 11th highest ever, and with 21,717 runs (average 25.01) he is one of only nine people ever to get a career double of 20,000 runs and 2,000 wickets. He took three hat tricks in his career. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Trivia

Tate is the nickname given to Swami, the main character in the novel 'Swami and Friends' by the renowned Indian novelist, R. K. Narayan.

External links

• Test Bowling in Each Season By Maurice Tate
  
• First-Class Batting And Fielding In Each Season By Maurice Tate
  
• First-Class Bowling In Each Season By Maurice Tate