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How Did Wilfred Rhodes Jump From a Number 11 to Opening Batsman? #cricket #crickethistory

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How Did Wilfred Rhodes Jump From a Number 11 to Opening Batsman? #cricket #crickethistory

Name: How Did Wilfred Rhodes Jump From a Number 11 to Opening Batsman? #cricket #crickethistory
Uploaded: 2026-04-18T11:46:40.000Z
Duration: 5 min 7 s
Description: Biographer Patrick Ferriday discusses one of the great oddities from the Golden Age of Cricket: how did leading Test cricket off-spinner Wilfred Rhodes go from being a No 11 in the batting order to Opening Batsman and partnering the great Jack Hobbs? #cricketer #historyyoutube

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Biographer Patrick Ferriday discusses one of the great oddities from the Golden Age of Cricket: how did leading Test cricket off-spinner Wilfred Rhodes go from being a No 11 in the batting order to Opening Batsman and partnering the great Jack Hobbs?

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