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The 1924 South African tour of England was not successful in terms of winning Tests, with the five-match series lost 3-0 and the other two games ruined by rain. Susskind, however, did well if unspectacularly, playing in all five Tests and making four scores of more than 50. His style, however, attracted criticism. "Though he scored so well, he did not command much admiration," wrote [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] in its review of the tour.<ref name="wis25">{{Cite book | title = [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] | edition = 1925 | publisher = [[Wisden]] | volume = Part II |chapter = South Africans in England | page = 3}}</ref> It went on:<blockquote> |
The 1924 South African tour of England was not successful in terms of winning Tests, with the five-match series lost 3-0 and the other two games ruined by rain. Susskind, however, did well if unspectacularly, playing in all five Tests and making four scores of more than 50. His style, however, attracted criticism. "Though he scored so well, he did not command much admiration," wrote [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] in its review of the tour.<ref name="wis25">{{Cite book | title = [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] | edition = 1925 | publisher = [[Wisden]] | volume = Part II |chapter = South Africans in England | page = 3}}</ref> It went on:<blockquote> |
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Considering his advantages in height and reach, he nearly always seemed cramped in style, only on rare occasions venturing to let himself go, and no one in the team was so constantly open to the charge of playing with his legs. This was especially noticeable when he was trying to save the Test match at [[Lord's]], appeal after appeal against him for [[leg before wicket]] being made before at last the umpire gave him out.< |
Considering his advantages in height and reach, he nearly always seemed cramped in style, only on rare occasions venturing to let himself go, and no one in the team was so constantly open to the charge of playing with his legs. This was especially noticeable when he was trying to save the Test match at [[Lord's]], appeal after appeal against him for [[leg before wicket]] being made before at last the umpire gave him out.<ref name="wis25"/> |
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Manfred John Susskind (8 June 1891 in Johannesburg, Transvaal – 9 July 1957 in Johannesburg, Transvaal) was a South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests in 1924.[1]
Born in South Africa but educated in England at University College School and Cambridge University, Fred Susskind appeared in first-class cricket for Middlesex and Cambridge University as a right-handed middle-order batsman between 1909 and 1912 before returning to live in South Africa. He had little success in 16 matches in English cricket, with his only innings of more than 50 coming in his first game for Cambridge, when he scored 92 in the match against Surrey in 1910.[2] He did not win a Blue for cricket during his time at Cambridge.
Returning to South Africa, Susskind went into business: at his death in 1957 he was reported as having been a member of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for more than 30 years.[3] He also began playing cricket for Transvaal, and though not usually able to turn out for more than half the matches, he was successful for almost 20 years, and did not make his final appearance until the 1936-37 season.[4] He hit his first century for Transvaal in his first season with the side, an innings of 136 against Eastern Province.[5] Though war and irregular appearances over the next 10 years meant that this start was not followed up on, Susskind finally played a consecutive sequence of matches in the 1923-24 season and in one of these, against Border, he scored 171, which would be the highest of his career.[6] That led to his selection for the trial match for the 1924 tour of England and with scores of 69 and 11 in the match, he gained a place in the touring party.[7]
The 1924 South African tour of England was not successful in terms of winning Tests, with the five-match series lost 3-0 and the other two games ruined by rain. Susskind, however, did well if unspectacularly, playing in all five Tests and making four scores of more than 50. His style, however, attracted criticism. "Though he scored so well, he did not command much admiration," wrote Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in its review of the tour.[8] It went on:
Considering his advantages in height and reach, he nearly always seemed cramped in style, only on rare occasions venturing to let himself go, and no one in the team was so constantly open to the charge of playing with his legs. This was especially noticeable when he was trying to save the Test match at Lord's, appeal after appeal against him for leg before wicket being made before at last the umpire gave him out.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Fred Susskind". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Scorecard: Cambridge University v Surrey". www.cricketarchive.com. 1910-05-12. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Obituary". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1958 ed.). Wisden. p. 965.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in each Season by Fred Susskind". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Scorecard: Transvaal v Eastern Province". www.cricketarchive.com. 1913-03-22. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Scorecard: Transvaal v Border". www.cricketarchive.com. 1923-12-22. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Scorecard: JMM Commaille's XI v NV Lindsay's XI". www.cricketarchive.com. 1923-12-31. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ a b "South Africans in England". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Vol. Part II (1925 ed.). Wisden. p. 3.
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