Fred Trueman
Statue of Trueman in Skipton by Graham Ibbeson
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| Full name | Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 February 1931 Scotch Springs, Stainton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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| Died | 1 July 2006 (aged 75) Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Nickname | Fiery Fred | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed (RHB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast (RF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 369) | 5 June 1952 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 17 June 1965 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1949–68 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 17 August 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frederick Sewards Trueman, OBE (6 February 1931 – 1 July 2006) was an English cricketer, mainly active from 1948 to 1968, who played for Yorkshire and England. He had professional status and later became an author and broadcaster. He was born in Stainton, West Riding of Yorkshire, and died in Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire. He appeared in 603 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm fast. He scored 9,231 runs with a highest score of 104 and held 439 catches. He took 2,304 wickets with a best analysis of eight for 28. In 67 Test appearances, he scored 981 runs with a highest score of 39* and held 64 catches. He took a then world record 307 Test wickets with a best analysis of eight for 31.
Trueman is generally acknowledged to have been one of the greatest bowlers in cricket's history. Bowling at a genuinely fast pace and widely known as "Fiery Fred", he was the first bowler to take 300 wickets in a Test career. Trueman and Brian Statham opened the England bowling together for many years and formed one of the most famous bowling partnerships in Test cricket history. He was an outstanding fielder, especially at leg slip, and a useful late order batsman who made three first-class centuries.
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