biography
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Trueman, Freddy
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popular name of Frederick Sewards Trueman
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1931– )
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| biography:
| Cricketer and broadcaster, born in Stainton, South Yorkshire, N England, UK. Educated at Maltby Secondary School, he became an apprentice bricklayer before developing into the first genuinely fast bowler in post-war English cricket. A Yorkshire player for 19 years (1949–68), he played in 67 Tests for England between 1952 and 1965, and took a record number of 307 wickets, three times taking 10 wickets in a match. In his first-class career he took 2304 wickets, and made three centuries. A bluff and forthright Yorkshireman, he has worked as a cricket writer and commentator since he retired. |
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