Stats: Most First-class matches in career

Wilfred Rhodes

Here is a list of players who have played the most number of first-class matches in their career. England’s Wilfred Rhodes, who represented sides like Yorkshire and Maharaja of Patiala’s XI, is at the top with 1110 matches in his career. Rhodes is followed by Kent’s Frank Woolley and Gloucestershire’s William Gilbert Grace, with 978 and 870 FC matches respectively.

With the amount of cricket being played these days, the travelling involved, and the fitness expectations, modern day cricketers don’t stand a chance of getting anywhere close to these players.

Player	Career Span	Matches
Wilfred Rhodes	1898-1930	1110
Frank Woolley	1906-1938	978
W.G. Grace	1865-1908	870
Sir Jack Hobbs	1905-1934	834
Patsy Hendren	1907-1937	833
George Hirst	1891-1929	826
Phil Mead	1905-1936	814
Fred Titmus	1949-1982	792
Ray Illingworth	1951-1983	787
Brian Close	1949-1986	786

Note: Stats updated till 14 July 2014