Fiery Fred explodes onto the scene

Chris Waters looks back at Fred Trueman's start to international cricket in today's Yorkshire Post:

On June 7, 1952, a strapping young fast bowler walked on to the Headingley field with a spring in his step and a knot in his stomach.

As he surveyed a capacity crowd of 34,000, and as he caught sight of his father amid the tightly packed throng, a thought crossed the mind of this wide-eyed Yorkshireman.

"Being one of their own, I knew all eyes would be on me," recalled Fred Trueman, who was making his Test debut on the stage he knew best. "I just hoped and prayed that I wouldn't let them down."

He didn't.