Career

Wade was born in Maldon, Essex on 24 November 1910 and died at Colchester on 25 July 1987. He was a lefthanded batsman who also bowled usefully as an off-spinner. In his career as a wicketkeeper, he held 414 catches and completed 177 stumpings.

He scored 5,024 summary of Essex that season that he "kept wicket with quiet efficiency".