Freddie Trueman bowled out for the last time.

andy · Post by **andy** » 01 Jul 2006, 14:13

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/5136580.stm :sad:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 01 Jul 2006, 14:17

How sad

One of those that seemed would always be arround

RIP

Garry

andy · Post by **andy** » 01 Jul 2006, 14:54

You missed a chance there Garry..........

You should have written "seamed"................. :dance:

Filonian · Post by **Filonian** » 01 Jul 2006, 15:24

Very sad day indeed. Saw him play mant times.

Graham

Nigel H-J · Post by **Nigel H-J** » 01 Jul 2006, 15:45

Very sad, did a lot for Yorkshire and cricket, though have to say that the respect that I had for him when I used to watch him play at the Trente Bridge ground when I lived in Nottingham as a youngster went on one particular day.

I was about 13 or 14 at the time when, with a friend and watching Yorkshire play I went over to Freddie Trueman who was at the time speaking to two females and very politely asked if I could have his autograph his two worded reply was...........F*ck off!!! I didn't dare tell my father about it as he was a very hard business man and would have left Trueman feeling like he had been struck by one of his famous bowls.........but not physically.

I am sorry, but after that I had no respect for him as a person but my respect for him as a sportsman still holds high.

andy · Post by **andy** » 01 Jul 2006, 16:57