Fred Trueman Biography
Fred Trueman has one of the best strike rates of any test bowler. On average his 300 test wickets came at a strike rate of one wicket every 49 balls. Few bowlers have a better rate.
Fred Trueman had a beautiful action and mesmerising speed. He played for his native Yorkshire and England in a career which spanned the post war period.
Fred Trueman was a Yorkshireman to the marrow. Outspoken, frank he wore his heart on his sleeve. On innumerable occasions this got him into trouble with the selectors. He was left on the sidelines for the tour of Australia and South Africa when he was at the height of the game.
After retirement Fred Trueman found employment as an entertaining after dinner speaker and as a commentator on the BBC Test Match Special. As in his career, he was blunt in his appraisal and could be withering of England's failures. But, it was an entertaining insight and Trueman never beat about the bush.
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