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| Batting style | Right-hand bat (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm off-break (OB) | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 53 | 792 |
| Runs scored | 1,449 | 21,588 |
| Batting average | 22. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any In the sport of Cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace bowlers and spin bowlers Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 29 | 23. 11 |
| 100s/50s | 0/10 | 6/105 |
| Top score | 84* | 137* |
| Balls bowled | 15,118 | 173,489 |
| Wickets | 153 | 2,830 |
| Bowling average | 32. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 22 | 22. 37 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 7 | 168 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 26 |
| Best bowling | 7-79 | 9-52 |
| Catches/stumpings | 35/0 | 473/0 |
Frederick John Titmus (born Somers Town, London 24 November 1932) was an English cricketer whose first-class career spanned five decades. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Somers Town, named after the Somers family who owned the land is an area of London south of Camden Town. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Although he was best known for his off spin (though at first he bowled medium pace as well), he was an accomplished lower-order batsman who deserved to be called an all-rounder. Off spin is a type of bowling in the Sport of Cricket which is bowled by an off spinner a right-handed spin bowler who An all-rounder is a Cricket player who excels at both batting and bowling. Outside cricket, Titmus was also a good footballer, and played professionally for Watford, having earlier played as an amateur for Chelsea. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire.
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Early years
Titmus was in his school's first XI by the age of thirteen, and when sixteen he wrote to Lord's, the ground being very close to his home, to ask for a trial. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket He was quickly accepted onto the MCC groundstaff, and in June 1949 he was plucked straight from the groundstaff to make his first-class debut against Somerset at Bath. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Although he did little in the match, his selection for the first team at such a young age was a clear sign of his potential.
1950 was Titmus' first full season of county cricket, and he performed reasonably well, taking 55 wickets including 7-34 against Minor Counties in July. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. County cricket is the highest level of domestic Cricket in England and Wales The minor counties are the Cricketing counties of England and Wales that are not afforded first class status His appearances in 1951 and 1952 were restricted because of his National Service obligations, although he kept his hand in with games for the Combined Services. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "National Service" redirects here For national service in other countries see National service. The Combined Services cricket team represents the British Armed forces. In 1953 he returned to play for Middlesex full-time, and took 105 wickets, the first of 16 years in which he would reach three figures. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
1955 was a superb year for Titmus, as he did the "double" for the first time: he took what would remain his best season's haul of 191 wickets at just 16.31, taking five or more wickets in an innings on no less than 18 occasions. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 158 of these wickets were for his county, beating by four the record set up in 1900 by Albert Trott. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Albert Edwin Trott (born 6 February 1873 in Abbotsford, Melbourne, died 30 July 1914 in Willesden Green, Middlesex) was an Australian He also passed a thousand runs for the first time, scoring 1,235 including the first of his six centuries, making 104 against Hampshire albeit in a losing cause as Middlesex lost by an innings. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The result in a game of Cricket may be a win for one of the two teams playing a draw or a tie.
England: picked. . . and dropped
A fine display for MCC against the South Africans, where he took 8-43 in the second innings, brought Titmus his England debut for the second Test at Lord's, but he took only one wicket (that of Hugh Tayfield) and failed twice with the bat; and if anything he had a worse time in the third Test at Old Trafford, making 0 and 19 and taking 0-51. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Hugh Joseph Tayfield (30 January 1929 in Durban, South Africa – 24 February 1994 in Hillcrest, South Africa was a Cricketer He played The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of He was dropped, and though he went on a non-Test tour to Pakistan with MCC that winter, full England selection was always unlikely with Jim Laker in his prime. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and James Charles Laker ( February 9 1922 &ndash April 23 1986) was a Cricketer who played for England in the 1950s most famous
From 1956 to 1962 inclusive, Titmus achieved the "double" in every year except 1958, but despite the end of Laker's England career in 1959 a place in the Test team still eluded him as the selectors looked elsewhere. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1961 was his best year with the bat, as he scored 1,703 runs at a fine average of 37. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 02, including one hundred and no less than 14 half-centuries; he in fact passed 50 more than a hundred times in the course of his first-class career.
Recalled to the Test team
His form in 1962 - 136 wickets and 1,238 runs - saw Titmus recalled to Test cricket at last, and he played in the third and fourth Tests against Pakistan. The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. For his performances that year (including a career-best nine for 52 against Cambridge University) he was made a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the 1963 Almanack. Cambridge University Cricket Club is a First-class cricket team The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Titmus was retained for the Ashes tour in 1962/63, and played in all five Tests, and he had a good series in taking 21 wickets at 29. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 33, including 7-79 in the third Test at Sydney. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG is a sports Stadium in Sydney.
For five years Titmus remained an automatic pick for England, and he produced some outstanding displays, not least in India in 1963/64, when in the course of a five-Test series (packed into just six weeks) he picked up 27 wickets to help relieve the monotony as every game finished in a draw. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. In 1964 he opened the batting against Australia with Geoff Boycott at Nottingham after Edrich was injured. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Geoffrey Boycott OBE (born 21 October 1940 is a former Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County Cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, John Hugh Edrich MBE (born 21 June 1937 in Blofield, Norfolk)is a former English Cricketer who played for Meanwhile he continued to be invaluable for Middlesex, racking up 100 wickets in most years and contributing handy knocks with the bat, as well as captaining the county side between 1965 and 1968. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Boating accident
His place in the England side was now unchallenged, and he was appointed vice-captain for the Tour of the West Indies in 1967/68, but his run came to a shocking end in Barbados on that same tour. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation Having acquitted himself reasonably well in the first two Tests against West Indies, Titmus was involved in a horrific accident shortly before the Third when, whilst swimming, he caught his foot in the propellor of a boat. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing He lost four toes, and for a time there was a doubt whether he would play again, but by May 1968 he was once again wheeling in for Middlesex, and doubts about his fitness were dispelled as he claimed 111 victims that season and actually headed Middlesex's batting averages, though averaging under 26 an innings. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, his England spot had gone, seemingly for good.
Titmus' batting gradually became less effective, and from 1969 onwards he passed fifty only six more times, though he did make an unbeaten 112 against Warwickshire as late as 1976. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His bowling, however, remained a force to be reckoned with and until 1976 he took at least 57 first-class wickets in every year. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Later career
1974/75 saw Titmus make a surprise return to the England team, as he played in four of the five Ashes Tests. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Though he took only seven wickets, he hit a defiant though ultimately fruitless 61 at Perth after Thomson had ripped through the upper order. The WACA (pronounced wakka) is a sports Stadium in Perth Western Australia. Jeffrey Robert Thomson (born 16 August 1950 in Greenacre New South Wales) is a former Australian Cricketer Known as "Thommo" he was one of the fastest That winter also saw Titmus play his only two One Day Internationals, both against New Zealand. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch Both games were ruined by rain, but in the second at Wellington he took 3-53 from his seven eight-ball overs, his only ODI wickets. The Basin Reserve (commonly known by locals as " The Basin " is a Cricket ground in Wellington New Zealand, used for Test, first-class In the sport of Cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession
Having coached in South Africa on several occasions earlier in his career, in the 1975/76 winter Titmus played for Orange Free State in that country's Currie Cup competition, and took 42 wickets at 16. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of the Orange Free State (Oranje-Vrystaat Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat) was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa The SuperSport Series is the main domestic first class Cricket competition in South Africa, first contested (as the Currie Cup) in 30. His career was beginning to wind down, however, and 1976 was his final full year in England. After the end of that season he went to coach at Surrey, playing for that county against Kent in 1978, though he reappeared for Middlesex in 1979, 1980 and 1982. Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) His very last appearance came by accident: attending the Middlesex v Surrey match in 1982 as a spectator, he was prevailed upon to play by Middlesex captain Mike Brearley, and the gamble paid off: Titmus took 3-43 on a pitch taking spin, and Middlesex won by 58 runs. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) John Michael Brearley OBE (born in Harrow, Middlesex, on 28 April, 1942) is a former Cricketer who captained the England
In 1985 the British band Half Man Half Biscuit paid homage to Titmus with the song Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Half Man Half Biscuit, often "HMHB" is a UK rock band from Birkenhead, active since the mid-1980s known for satirical sardonic and sometimes surreal
He published his first autobiography "Talk of the Double" in 1964. It was typical of the anodyne cricket autobiograhies of the period and revealed that he was born in Somers Town and that his family moved to Kentish Town in 1939. In his second autobiography, published in 2005, he was rather more forthright in his views of former playing colleagues and depicted five decades of his playing career with passion.
Teams
International
English county
South African province
Other first-class
- Combined Services
- DH Robins' XI
- India Prime Minister's XI
- International Cavaliers
- International XI
- MCC
- Players
- South of England
- TN Pearce's XI
Career highlights
Tests
One-day internationals
- ODI debut: v New Zealand, Dunedin, 1974/75
- Last ODI: v New Zealand, Wellington, 1974/75
- Highest score: 11 v New Zealand, Dunedin 1974/75
- Best bowling: 3-53 vs New Zealand, Wellington 1974/75
First-class
- First-class debut: Middlesex v Somerset, Bath, 1949
- Last first-class match: Middlesex v Surrey, Lord's, 1982
- Highest score: 137* for MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, 1962/63
- Best bowling: 9-52 for Middlesex v Cambridge University, Fenner's, 1962
List A Limited Overs
- List A debut: Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Bristol, 1963
- Last List A match: Middlesex v Essex, Lord's, 1976
External links
- Player Profile: Fred Titmus from Cricinfo
- Test batting
- First-Class batting
- Test bowling
- First-Class bowling
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