Australia / Players / Eric Freeman
Full name Eric Walter Freeman
Born July 13, 1944, Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia
Current age 72 years 73 days
Major teams Australia, South Australia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Coach, Commentator
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 18 | 0 | 345 | 76 | 19.16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 83 | 123 | 6 | 2244 | 116 | 19.17 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 0 | |
| List A | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 21 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 21 | 2183 | 1128 | 34 | 4/52 | 6/116 | 33.17 | 3.10 | 64.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 83 | 14281 | 6690 | 241 | 8/47 | 27.75 | 2.81 | 59.2 | 7 | 2 | |||
| List A | 8 | 418 | 226 | 8 | 3/29 | 3/29 | 28.25 | 3.24 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v India at Brisbane, Jan 19-24, 1968 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 19-24, 1970 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1964/65 - 1973/74 |
| List A span | 1970/71 - 1973/74 |
A battling allrounder, Eric Freeman's rise to the top was rapid, although once there he was never quite able to reproduce his domestic form. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, bludgeoning middle-order batsman, and excellent fielder, Freeman was an ever-present in the Australian squad in the latter years of the 1960s. His bowling was not quite penetrative enough - although he took four four-fors - and his batting technique not up to Test level, despite him twice scoring fifty. His international career came to an end on the ill-fated tour of South Africa in 1969-70 when his bowling was savaged, and after three more seasons he drifted out of the game. A banker by profession, he retained links with the game as a coach and broadcaster.
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- India's second-greatest triumph (Jul 13, 2003)
Apr 26, 1968
The 1968 Australian team in London
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