Complex sentence: Albert Cordingley was a professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex after failing to secure a place in the Yorkshire owing to competition from Wilfred Rhodes, who went on to become the leading wicket-taker in first-class cricket.
Split into simpler sentences: Albert Cordingley was a professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex after failing to secure a place in the Yorkshire first team owing to competition from Wilfred Rhodes. Rhodes went on to become the leading wicket-taker in first-class cricket.