#1 Fred Trueman
Simply put, Fred Trueman was England's greatest ever fast bowler and the first in the history of the game to reach the milestone of 300 Test wickets.
He bowled with genuine pace and formed a lethal new-ball partnership with Brian Statham for England for a number of years.
However, his constant run-ins with the England administrators meant that he found himself out of the side at times which explains why he played only 67 Tests during a 13-year period.
Trueman was a colourful character on the field and someone who pioneered the image of a destructive fast bowler as we normally see nowadays.
Known for his love for bouncers, Trueman was intimidating, to say the least, but also knew how to use his outswingers to good effect.
He took more than 100 wickets in a first-class season 12 times for Yorkshire during his career and finished off with more than 1700 wickets to his name.
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