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A statue of England bowler Fred Trueman in bowling pose
Statue of Trueman, who took seventeen five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.

Fred Trueman was an English cricketer, an "aggressive" fast bowler widely known as "Fiery Fred". He is generally acknowledged to have been one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history. 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.

Trueman's wicket tally included seventeen five-wicket hauls (also known as "five-fors" or "fifers") which refer to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, as of October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. 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. 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. 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. 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. He is joint-third in a tally of most five-fors taken against the West Indies in Test matches. 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.

Key

  • Date – Date the match was held, starting date of the match for Test matches.
  • Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings
  • Runs – Runs 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.
Note: Regular Man of the match awards did not enter Test cricket until the 1980s, after Trueman had retired.

Tests

No. Date Ground Against Inn. Overs Runs Wkts Econ. Batsmen Result
1 17 July 1952 Old Trafford, Manchester  India 2 8.4 31 8 3.57 Won
2 14 August 1952 The Oval, London  India 2 16 48 5 3.00 Draw
3 21 June 1956 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  Australia 3 28 90 5 3.21 Lost
4 4 July 1957 Trent Bridge, Nottingham  West Indies 2 30 63 5 2.10 Draw
5 5 June 1958 Edgbaston, Birmingham  New Zealand 2 21 31 5 1.47 Won
6 28 January 1960 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  West Indies 2 21 35 5 1.66 Won
7 7 July 1960 Trent Bridge, Nottingham  South Africa 2 14.3 27 5 1.86 Won
8 6 July 1961 Headingley, Leeds  Australia 1 22 58 5♠ 2.63 Won
9 6 July 1961 Headingley, Leeds  Australia 3 15.5 30 6♠ 1.89 Won
10 21 June 1962 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  Pakistan 1 17.4 31 6 1.75 Won
11 29 December 1962 Melbourne, Melbourne  Australia 3 20 62 5 2.32 Won
12 15 March 1963 Lancaster Park, Christchurch  New Zealand 1 30.2 75 7 2.47 Won
13 20 June 1963 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  West Indies 1 44 100 6♠ 2.27 Draw
14 20 June 1963 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  West Indies 3 26 52 5♠ 2.00 Draw
15 4 July 1963 Edgbaston, Birmingham  West Indies 2 26 75 5♠ 2.88 Won
16 4 July 1963 Edgbaston, Birmingham  West Indies 4 14.3 44 7♠ 3.03 Won
17 18 June 1964 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  Australia 1 25 48 5 1.92 Draw

References

Notes
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  13. "England in Australia ODI Match Australia v England – ODI no. 1 – 1970/71 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
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