List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Fred Trueman explained

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] 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]

Key

  • Date – Date the match was held, starting date of the match for Test matches.
  • Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings
  • RunsRuns conceded
  • Wkts – Number of wickets taken
  • Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five wicket haul.
  • Econ – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over).
  • Inn – The innings of the match in which the five wicket haul was taken.
  • Result – The result for the England team in that match
  • ♠ – 10 wickets or more taken in the match.

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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.DateGroundAgainstInn.OversRunsWktsEcon.BatsmenResult
1align=left Won[15]
2align=left Draw[16]
3align=left Lost[17]
4align=left Draw[18]
5align=left Won[19]
6align=left Won[20]
7align=left Won[21]
8align=left Won[22]
9align=left Won
10align=left Won[23]
11align=left Won[24]
12align=left Won[25]
13align=left Draw[26]
14align=left Draw
15align=left Won[27]
16align=left Won
17align=left Draw[28]

References

Notes
  • Sources
  • Notes and References

    1. Web site: Farewell 'Fiery Fred' . BBC News . 1 July 2006 . 7 March 2014.
    2. Web site: Player Profile: Fred Trueman . ESPNcricinfo . 8 March 2014.
    3. Web site: Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Fastest to 300 wickets . ESPNcricinfo . 6 March 2014.
    4. Book: Pervez, M. A.. A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. 2001. 31. 978-81-7370-184-9.
    5. Web site: Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom. The Scotsman . 30 October 2009. 17 August 2008. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ....
    6. Web site: Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career . 30 September 2011 . ESPNcricinfo.
    7. Web site: Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. 30 September 2011. ESPNcricinfo.
    8. Web site: Records / England / Test matches / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings . ESPNcricinfo . 6 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611190311/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_5wi_career.html?class=1%3Bid%3D1%3Btype%3Dteam . 11 June 2014 .
    9. Web site: Statistics / Statsguru / FS Trueman / Test matches . ESPNcricinfo . 8 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611194026/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/21600.html?class=1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbowling%3Bview%3Dinnings . 11 June 2014 .
    10. Web site: Records / England / Test matches / Best bowling figures in an innings . ESPNcricinfo . 6 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203185746/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=1%3Bid%3D1%3Btype%3Dteam . 3 December 2013 .
    11. Web site: Statistics / Statsguru / FS Trueman / Test matches . ESPNcricinfo . 6 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611190324/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/21600.html?class=1%3Borderby%3Dwickets%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbowling%3Bview%3Dinnings . 11 June 2014 .
    12. Web site: Records / v West Indies / Test matches / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings . ESPNcricinfo . 6 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611190337/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_5wi_career.html?class=1%3Bid%3D4%3Btype%3Dopposition . 11 June 2014 .
    13. Web site: England in Australia ODI Match Australia v England – ODI no. 1 – 1970/71 season . ESPNcricinfo . 8 March 2014.
    14. Web site: Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) /Most player-of-the-match awards . ESPNcricinfo . 2 January 2014 .
    15. Web site: India in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v India – 1952 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    16. Web site: India in England Test Series – 4th Test – England v India – 1952 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    17. Web site: Australia in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Australia – 1956 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    18. Web site: West Indies in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v West Indies – 1957 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    19. Web site: New Zealand in England Test Series – 1st Test – England v New Zealand – 1958 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    20. Web site: England in West Indies Test Series – 2nd Test – England v West Indies – 1959/60 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    21. Web site: South Africa in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v South Africa – 1960 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    22. Web site: Australia in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v Australia – 1961 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    23. Web site: Pakistan in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Pakistan – 1962 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    24. Web site: England in Australia Test Series – 2ns Test – England v Australia – 1962/63 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    25. Web site: England in New Zealand Test Series – 3rd Test – England v New Zealand – 1963 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    26. Web site: West Indies in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v West Indies – 1963 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    27. Web site: West Indies in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v West Indies – 1963 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.
    28. Web site: Australia in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Australia – 1964 season. ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2014.