Fred Trueman

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Fred Trueman was a legendary English fast bowler, renowned for his pace, skill, and record-breaking wicket tally in Test cricket during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricketer
human
awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
battingStyle right-handed
bowlingPace fast
bowlingStyle right-arm fast
country England
dateOfBirth 1931-02-06
dateOfDeath 2006-07-01
domesticTeam Yorkshire NERFINISHED
era 1950s
1960s
familyName Trueman NERFINISHED
firstToTake300TestWickets true
fullName Frederick Sewards Trueman NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Frederick NERFINISHED
hallOfFame ICC Cricket Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
honour OBE NERFINISHED
knownFor accuracy and control
hostile fast bowling
record-breaking Test wicket tally
language English
lastTestAgainst New Zealand NERFINISHED
lastTestDate 1965-06-25
nationality English
nickname Fiery Fred NERFINISHED
occupation author
cricket commentator
placeOfBirth Stainton, Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Steeton, West Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED
playedFor England cricket team NERFINISHED
Yorkshire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED
region Yorkshire NERFINISHED
role bowler
sport cricket
testBestBowlingInInnings 8/31
testBowlingAverage 21.57
testDebutAgainst India NERFINISHED
testDebutDate 1952-06-07
testFiveWicketHauls 17
testMatches 67
testTenWicketHauls 3
testWickets 307
workedAs radio commentator
workedFor BBC Test Match Special NERFINISHED

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