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Fred Trueman
Fri, May 18 2018
Church of England vs Roman Catholics: A bizarre cricket match, probably fictitious
The Roman Catholics challenged the Church of England to a cricket match at Lord’s. The result, however, was not what the English clergymen expected….
Tue, September 26 2017
Fred Trueman’s short-straws sledge: How true was John Arlott’s story?
Did Fred Trueman need 10 wickets in that match or 9?
Fri, September 22 2017
Fred Trueman becomes first to 100 wickets in 1960: the entire drama
Fred Trueman had 90 wickets that season till the Warwickshire match at Bradford. He took 3 wickets in the first innings.
Fri, September 15 2017
Fred Trueman’s one-liners in the 1962-63 Ashes
England failed to regain The Ashes in 1962-63 — but that could not dampen Fred Trueman’s legendary sense of humour.
Wed, September 13 2017
The Johnny Wardle-Fred Trueman sledge exchange
“What a bloody stroke,” said Johnny Wardle. It was only inevitable that Fred Trueman would lash back.
Sun, July 30 2017
The day Fred Trueman outwitted a professional comedian
Eric Sykes was one of the most accomplished British comedians on stage and screen. However, he met his match in the fiery Fred Trueman.
Sat, July 15 2017
The T’s: Terrific batting, terrifying bowling
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with T, Arunabha Sengupta comes across magical names.
Mon, August 15 2016
Fred Trueman misses hat-trick but accomplishes a bigger milestone
Trueman went to script history as he became the first ever cricketer to have taken 300 Test wickets.
Wed, May 18 2016
1963: Revival of single-wicket cricket
Single-wicket cricket is still played at smaller scales, but has mostly faded away from limelight.
Tue, August 11 2015
Fred Trueman kisses the umpire at Trent Bridge
He was 37, had not played Test cricket for three years and would not play for England ever again. But, he was still quite the Fiery Fred.