The Wicket taking machine ‘Wilfred Rhodes’ – You may shake your head in disbelief after reading this but you have to accept this fact. The former England blower Wilfred Rhodes who played 1110 first-class matches scalped 4204 wickets while playing the game. Shocked? But it’s a true fact. In a career spanning 31 years, Wilfred went on to dismiss each and every batsman coming his way and became a proud owner of the record. The left arm slow bowler made the batsman dance to his tunes and used to teach them a lesson. Once he narrowly missed the record of 10 wickets haul in an innings as he ended the day with figures of 24/9. Still, he would be very proud as no one seems to come near to his record as now-a-days bowler are seen sitting on the bench more than the time they spend on the field.