Fred Titmus

England|Allrounder
Fred Titmus
INTL CAREER: 1955 - 1975
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Full Name

Frederick John Titmus

Born

November 24, 1932, Kentish Town, London

Died

March 23, 2011 (aged 78y 119d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Allrounder

Fred Titmus, one of cricket's great survivors, was a St Pancras-born Cockney who walked like Charlie Chaplin and wisecracked like Groucho Marx. Despite the rivalry of three other top-class offspinners in Ray Illingworth, John Mortimore and David Allen, he won 53 Test caps over 19 years and played county cricket in five decades, between 1949 and 1982. He even came back after a horrific boating accident in the West indies cost him four toes. His artistry as a slow and flighty bowler contrasted with a highly developed practical streak that made him a fine judge of a player. "Too intelligent for his ability," was his appraisal of one; of another, a youngster who scored a dashing hundred against Middlesex at Lord's, he commented: "I like to see someone make a bad 'undred before I make my mind up." He made three tours of Australia, and justified his selection each time. But his favourite memory of the country, he claimed, was "The sight of a ground emptying an hour before the close of play."
John Thicknesse

Fred Titmus Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests537611144984*22.29--010-3350
ODIs210111111.003234.37001010
FC792114220821588137*23.11--6105--4720
List A1491093210384113.48--00--340

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests53901511849311537/799/16232.221.9598.8970
ODIs21565333/533/5317.667.5718.6000
FC792-1734506331528309/52-22.372.1961.2-16826
List A149-712640811595/255/2525.663.4344.8430
Fred Titmus portrait

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Photos of Fred Titmus

Fred Titmus shortly before his recall in 1980
Fred Titmus falls to the ground after being hit by Jeff Thomson
Fred Titmus enjoys a cup of tea
Fred Titmus in action
Fred Titmus arrives in London after losing four toes in a boating accident
Fred Titmus is hugged by his children Dawn and Mark upon his return from the West Indies