List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Fred Trueman
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Fred Trueman was an English cricketer, an "aggressive"[1] fast bowler widely known as "Fiery Fred".[1] He is generally acknowledged to have been one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history.[1][2] He represented England in 67 Test matches, and was the first bowler to take 300 wickets in a Test career, taking twelve years and 65 Tests to reach the landmark.[3]
Trueman's wicket tally included seventeen five-wicket hauls (also known as "five-fors" or "fifers")[4][5] which refer to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[4] as of March 2014[update] only 41 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[6][7] Trueman's seventeen five-wicket hauls places him joint-third in a list of most five-wicket hauls by England Test players, behind Ian Botham and Sydney Barnes.[8] It includes three instances of him taking five or more wickets in each innings of the same Test match, and only one of the Tests in which he took a five-for ended in defeat for England.
His first five-for came in July 1952 against India in only his third Test match.[9] It was also his career-best performance, eight wickets while conceding 31 runs, which remains the ninth most successful bowling figures by an England player.[10] Five of his five-wicket hauls were taken against Australia, and six came against the West Indies. Four of the latter came during the 1963 West Indies tour of England, across which he took a career-best 34 wickets.[11] He is joint-third in a tally of most five-fors taken against the West Indies in Test matches.[12] He did not get the opportunity to play in One Day International cricket as it was not introduced until the 1970–1971 cricket season, several years after his retirement.[13]
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- Note: Regular Man of the match awards did not enter Test cricket until the 1980s, after Trueman had retired.[14]
Tests
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn. | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ. | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 17 July 1952 | Old Trafford, Manchester | ![]() | 2 | 8.4 | 31 | 8 | 3.57 | Won[15] | |
2 | 14 August 1952 | The Oval, London | ![]() | 2 | 16 | 48 | 5 | 3.00 | Draw[16] | |
3 | 21 June 1956 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | ![]() | 3 | 28 | 90 | 5 | 3.21 | Lost[17] | |
4 | 4 July 1957 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | ![]() | 2 | 30 | 63 | 5 | 2.10 |
| Draw[18] |
5 | 5 June 1958 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | ![]() | 2 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 1.47 |
| Won[19] |
6 | 28 January 1960 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | ![]() | 2 | 21 | 35 | 5 | 1.66 | Won[20] | |
7 | 7 July 1960 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | ![]() | 2 | 14.3 | 27 | 5 | 1.86 | Won[21] | |
8 | 6 July 1961 | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() | 1 | 22 | 58 | 5♠ | 2.63 |
| Won[22] |
9 | 6 July 1961 | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() | 3 | 15.5 | 30 | 6♠ | 1.89 |
| Won[22] |
10 | 21 June 1962 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | ![]() | 1 | 17.4 | 31 | 6 | 1.75 |
| Won[23] |
11 | 29 December 1962 | Melbourne, Melbourne | ![]() | 3 | 20 | 62 | 5 | 2.32 |
| Won[24] |
12 | 15 March 1963 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ![]() | 1 | 30.2 | 75 | 7 | 2.47 | Won[25] | |
13 | 20 June 1963 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | ![]() | 1 | 44 | 100 | 6♠ | 2.27 | Draw[26] | |
14 | 20 June 1963 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | ![]() | 3 | 26 | 52 | 5♠ | 2.00 | Draw[26] | |
15 | 4 July 1963 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | ![]() | 2 | 26 | 75 | 5♠ | 2.88 | Won[27] | |
16 | 4 July 1963 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | ![]() | 4 | 14.3 | 44 | 7♠ | 3.03 | Won[27] | |
17 | 18 June 1964 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | ![]() | 1 | 25 | 48 | 5 | 1.92 |
| Draw[28] |
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c "Farewell 'Fiery Fred'". BBC News. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Player Profile: Fred Trueman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Fastest to 300 wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ a b Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
- ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Records / England / Test matches / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / FS Trueman / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Records / England / Test matches / Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / FS Trueman / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Records / v West Indies / Test matches / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "England in Australia ODI Match Australia v England – ODI no. 1 – 1970/71 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) /Most player-of-the-match awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "India in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v India – 1952 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "India in England Test Series – 4th Test – England v India – 1952 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Australia in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Australia – 1956 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "West Indies in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v West Indies – 1957 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand in England Test Series – 1st Test – England v New Zealand – 1958 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "England in West Indies Test Series – 2nd Test – England v West Indies – 1959/60 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "South Africa in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v South Africa – 1960 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Australia in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v Australia – 1961 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Pakistan in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Pakistan – 1962 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "England in Australia Test Series – 2ns Test – England v Australia – 1962/63 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "England in New Zealand Test Series – 3rd Test – England v New Zealand – 1963 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ a b "West Indies in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v West Indies – 1963 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ a b "West Indies in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v West Indies – 1963 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Australia in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Australia – 1964 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- Sources
- Fred Trueman at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Fred Trueman at ESPNcricinfo
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