10 best players of all time from Middlesex

3 Fred Titmus

Fred Titmus

Right arm off-spinner and all-rounder Fred Titmus was the youngest cricketer to have played for Middlesex when he made his debut for the team back in 1949 at the age of 16.

By the time he finished in 1982, he had played a record 642 times for the county and ended up as its highest ever wicket-taker with a tally of 2361 wickets. Additionally, he has also piled up in excess of 20,000 runs in his appearances for Middlesex in first-class cricket.

Titmus was a spin bowler of rare gift and went on to play 53 Test matches for England in his distinguished career. Although he batted lower down the order, he had the requisite skills to be classified as an all-rounder and his first-class record is compelling proof that his gifts as a batsman are often underplayed.