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Fred Trueman

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INTL CAREER: 1952 - 1965
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'It was just one of those days'

'It was just one of those days'

In the Test Trial of 1950 Jim Laker, who had been rejected by Yorkshire, returned to his home of Bradford and took the remarkable figures of 8 for 2

17-May-2016•Martin Williamson
T20's spiritual brother

T20's spiritual brother

Darts and cricket have plenty in common, and darts owes cricketers a tiny bit for its unexpected popularity as a televised spectator sport

09-Jan-2016•Scott Oliver
T'greatest that ever was

T'greatest that ever was

Fiery, difficult, outspoken, Fred Trueman belongs to a lost era. Fifty years on from his final Test, we look back at what he left behind

03-Jun-2015•Tanya Aldred
Catch the terrorists, Fletch

Catch the terrorists, Fletch

Fred Trueman was never short of a great retort or a tale

13-Dec-2014•Ashley Mallett
Anderson or Trueman?

Anderson or Trueman?

Who is England's best bowler? The debate rages on

01-Sep-2014•Bill Ricquier
The new Larwood who destroyed India

The new Larwood who destroyed India

Fred Trueman was called up by England because he was fast... as India's fragile batting line-up discovered on his debut at Headingley

28-Jun-2014•Martin Williamson
England routed in 'a travesty of a game'

England routed in 'a travesty of a game'

England went Down Under with great expectations in 1958, but things went downhill rapidly for them

21-Dec-2013•Martin Williamson
Same Ashes, but an altogether different world

Same Ashes, but an altogether different world

England regained the Ashes at The Oval in 1953 and 2005. But the experience of Test cricket could not have changed more in in the 52 years between the two matches

17-Aug-2013•Martin Williamson
'The 300th would stand out as it was the first time it ever happened'

'The 300th would stand out as it was the first time it ever happened'

Fred Trueman chats with readers and answers questions about his best spells, the great batsmen he bowled to, intimidatory bowling, and modern-day cricket

10-Jun-2013
How the bowlers started and finished

How the bowlers started and finished

An analysis of how well or poorly the leading Test bowlers started and finished their illustrious careers

01-Jun-2013•Anantha Narayanan
My dad and Trueman

My dad and Trueman

Learning more about her father's boyhood hero helps a cricket writer understand her father better

29-Apr-2013•Tanya Aldred
Fiery, contradictory, all-too-human Fred

Fiery, contradictory, all-too-human Fred

Trueman's latest biographer does a better job of fleshing out his subject than his more illustrious predecessors - perhaps because he didn't know him as well

12-Nov-2011•Rob Steen
Yorkshire honour Trueman with enclosure

Yorkshire honour Trueman with enclosure

Yorkshire are to honour Fred Trueman by naming the members' enclosure in the new Carnegie Pavilion after the England great.

08-Dec-2009•Cricinfo staff
Old gold

Old gold

England's all-time team has just two players from the last 30 years

27-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller
Pietersen makes all-time England XI

Pietersen makes all-time England XI

One contemporary star lines up alongside greats including Hobbs, Hutton, Barnes and Larwood in England's side

27-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff
Legend on legend

Legend on legend

This biography captures Trueman at his peak, and the best of Arlott's writing as well

14-Jun-2008•Simon Wilde
Boys' own hero who became a mate

Boys' own hero who became a mate

Sid Waddell on his favourite cricketer, Fred Trueman, a man he worshipped and ended up working with on television

03-Nov-2007•Sid Waddell
Tale of t'greatest

Tale of t'greatest

To a generation, Trueman was Yorkshire cricket (English cricket, for that matter) and this book offers an easygoing trawl through his life and times

27-Sep-2007•Andrew Collomosse
Taking centre stage at Kennington

Taking centre stage at Kennington

England and India have played nine Tests at The Oval over the years and Cricinfo looks back at the memorable performances

08-Aug-2007•George Binoy
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