How many Test runs has Fred Trueman scored?

Fred Trueman has 981 runs in 85 Test innings from 67 matches at an average of 13.81. Highest score: 39*.

What is Fred Trueman's Test batting average?

Fred Trueman's Test batting average is 13.81, from 981 runs and 85 innings.

How many Test wickets has Fred Trueman taken?

Fred Trueman has taken 307 wickets in Test from 67 matches at a bowling average of 21.57. Best innings: 8/31.

Which teams has Fred Trueman played international cricket for?

Fred Trueman is recorded for England in this publication.

When did Fred Trueman play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1952 to 1965. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Fred Trueman

Bowler · 1952 to 1965 · 67 internationals

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67Internationals

981Runs

0Hundreds

307Wickets

64Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	67	85	14	981	39*	13.81	-	-	0	0	11	-	25

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	67	127	15,178	522	6,625	307	8/31	12/119	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17	3

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	67	128	64	0	64	0.500	3 (3ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Fred Trueman: Test stats

Test

67 matches · 1952-1965

307wickets

Matches: 67
Average: 21.57
Economy: 2.61
Strike rate: 49.43
Best innings: 8/31
Five-fors: 17

981 runs · batting average 13.81

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	85	85	127	127	1952-06-05	1965-06-17	Complete

Questions fans ask about Fred Trueman

How many Test runs has Fred Trueman scored?: Fred Trueman has 981 runs in 85 Test innings from 67 matches at an average of 13.81. Highest score: 39*.
What is Fred Trueman's Test batting average?: Fred Trueman's Test batting average is 13.81, from 981 runs and 85 innings.
How many Test wickets has Fred Trueman taken?: Fred Trueman has taken 307 wickets in Test from 67 matches at a bowling average of 21.57. Best innings: 8/31.
Which teams has Fred Trueman played international cricket for?: Fred Trueman is recorded for England in this publication.
When did Fred Trueman play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1952 to 1965. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

67 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1965-06-17	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 7 wickets
1965-05-27	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 9 wickets
1964-08-13	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1964-07-02	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 7 wickets
1964-06-18	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1964-06-04	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1963-08-22	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 8 wickets
1963-07-25	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 221 runs
1963-07-04	England v West Indies	Test	England won by 217 runs
1963-06-20	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1963-06-06	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 10 wickets
1963-03-15	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 7 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1952 to 1965

Fred Trueman in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

307Wickets

21.57Average

2.61Economy

49.43Strike rate

8/31Best

17Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	67	85	14	981	39*	13.81	-	-	0	0	11	-	25

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	67	127	15,178	522	6,625	307	8/31	12/119	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17	3

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	67	128	64	0	64	0.500	3 (3ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught36 · 42.4%

Bowled25 · 29.4%

LBW8 · 9.4%

Stumped2 · 2.4%

Not out14 · 16.5%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

4-0 inns

5-0 inns

6-0 inns

71.333 inns

810.9010 inns

911.9740 inns

1021.0526 inns

1112.506 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

72runs

8.00average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

20wickets

28.90average

2.75economy

62.85strike rate

5/48best

Test record by situation

complete career

Fred Trueman: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
Australia	19	29	1	338	38	12.07	-	-	6	-	6
West Indies	17	26	7	295	37	15.52	-	-	1	-	10
New Zealand	10	10	2	114	39*	14.25	-	-	1	-	3
South Africa	6	10	3	107	25	15.28	-	-	2	-	3
India	7	8	1	78	28	11.14	-	-	1	-	1
Pakistan	2	2	0	49	29	24.50	-	-	0	-	2
All	67	85	14	981	39*	13.81	-	-	11	-	25

Fred Trueman: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Australia	19	36	4,361	83	1,999	79	6/30	25.30	2.75	55.20	6	5
West Indies	18	33	4,584	176	2,018	86	7/44	23.46	2.64	53.30	4	6
New Zealand	11	21	2,167	113	762	40	7/75	19.05	2.10	54.17	1	2
India	9	17	1,784	78	787	53	8/31	14.84	2.64	33.66	5	2
South Africa	6	12	1,293	35	620	27	5/27	22.96	2.87	47.88	2	1
Pakistan	4	8	989	37	439	22	6/31	19.95	2.66	44.95	1	1
All	67	127	15,178	522	6,625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17

Fred Trueman: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
Home	41	56	10	584	39*	12.69	-	-	8	-	17
Away	20	29	4	397	38	15.88	-	-	3	-	8
All	67	85	14	981	39*	13.81	-	-	11	-	25

Fred Trueman: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	47	90	10,295	367	4,590	229	8/31	20.04	2.67	44.95	13	14
Away	20	37	4,883	155	2,035	78	7/75	26.08	2.50	62.60	6	3
All	67	127	15,178	522	6,625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17

Fred Trueman: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	32	32	3	399	32	13.75	-	-	6	-	5
2nd innings of the match	29	29	6	342	39*	14.86	-	-	1	-	13
3rd innings of the match	19	19	5	224	37	16.00	-	-	3	-	7
4th innings of the match	5	5	0	16	8	3.20	-	-	1	-	0
All	67	85	14	981	39*	13.81	-	-	11	-	25

Fred Trueman: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	30	30	4,477	162	1,875	92	7/75	20.38	2.51	48.66	6	5
2nd innings of the match	37	37	5,092	156	2,307	104	8/31	22.18	2.71	48.96	7	7
3rd innings of the match	40	40	4,336	163	1,844	83	6/30	22.21	2.55	52.24	5	4
4th innings of the match	20	20	1,273	41	599	28	7/44	21.39	2.82	45.46	1	1
All	67	127	15,178	522	6,625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17

Fred Trueman: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
No. 7	2	3	0	4	4	1.33	34	11.76	2	0	0
No. 8	8	10	0	109	30	10.90	-	-	2	-	0
No. 9	31	40	3	443	37	11.97	-	-	4	-	8
No. 10	23	26	7	400	39*	21.05	-	-	2	-	16
No. 11	5	6	4	25	17	12.50	-	-	1	-	1
All	67	85	14	981	39*	13.81	-	-	11	-	25

Fred Trueman: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
Won	31	36	6	369	37	12.30	-	-	4	-	10
Lost	11	22	2	245	36	12.25	-	-	3	-	3
Drawn	19	27	6	367	39*	17.47	-	-	4	-	12
All	67	85	14	981	39*	13.81	-	-	11	-	25

Fred Trueman: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	34	68	7,224	297	3,063	177	8/31	17.30	2.54	40.81	9	11
Lost	11	21	2,794	59	1,355	41	5/90	33.04	2.90	68.14	4	1
Drawn	22	38	5,160	166	2,207	89	6/100	24.79	2.56	57.97	6	5
All	67	127	15,178	522	6,625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17

Fred Trueman: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
1952	2	2	1	17	17	17.00	-	-	0	-	1
1953	1	1	0	10	10	10.00	-	-	0	-	0
1954	3	4	1	38	19	12.66	-	-	0	-	1
1955	1	2	2	8	6*	N/A	-	-	0	-	0
1956	2	3	0	9	7	3.00	-	-	1	1	0
1957	4	4	3	89	36*	89.00	-	-	0	8	4
1958	4	4	1	52	39*	17.33	-	-	1	-	3
1959	10	14	1	178	36	13.69	-	-	4	-	1
1960	10	16	3	185	37	14.23	-	-	2	-	6
1961	4	6	0	60	25	10.00	-	-	1	-	1
1962	4	4	0	74	29	18.50	-	-	0	-	3
1963	10	17	1	213	38	13.31	-	-	1	-	4
1964	4	6	1	42	14	8.40	120	35.00	1	5	1
1965	2	2	0	6	3	3.00	-	-	0	0	0
All	67	85	14	981	39*	13.81	-	-	11	-	25

Fred Trueman: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1952	4	7	718	25	386	29	8/31	13.31	3.22	24.75	3	2
1953	1	2	159	4	90	4	4/86	22.50	3.39	39.75	1	0
1954	3	6	800	27	420	9	3/88	46.66	3.15	88.88	0	0
1955	1	2	210	4	112	2	2/73	56.00	3.20	105.00	0	0
1956	2	4	450	13	184	9	5/90	20.44	2.45	50.00	0	1
1957	5	10	1,041	34	455	22	5/63	20.68	2.62	47.31	1	1
1958	5	10	791	44	256	15	5/31	17.06	1.94	52.73	0	1
1959	10	19	2,031	81	782	38	4/24	20.57	2.31	53.44	4	0
1960	10	18	2,406	93	1,057	46	5/27	22.97	2.63	52.30	4	2
1961	4	7	988	21	529	20	6/30	26.45	3.21	49.40	1	2
1962	6	12	1,597	39	719	33	6/31	21.78	2.70	48.39	1	2
1963	10	19	2,607	89	999	57	7/44	17.52	2.29	45.73	3	5
1964	4	7	801	25	399	17	5/48	23.47	2.98	47.11	1	1
1965	2	4	579	23	237	6	3/79	39.50	2.45	96.50	0	0
All	67	127	15,178	522	6,625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17

Fred Trueman: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s	6s
Lord's	12	16	3	160	36*	12.30	-	-	3	-	6
Headingley	8	10	3	68	20	9.71	-	-	1	-	1
Kennington Oval	7	9	1	134	39*	16.75	-	-	1	-	4
Old Trafford	5	9	2	82	29*	11.71	-	-	1	-	3
Edgbaston	6	8	1	93	29*	13.28	-	-	1	-	3
Sydney Cricket Ground	3	6	0	97	32	16.16	-	-	1	8	1
Queen's Park Oval	3	5	2	75	37	25.00	-	-	0	-	3
Sabina Park	3	5	1	40	18	10.00	-	-	0	-	1
Trent Bridge	3	4	0	47	28	11.75	-	-	1	5	0
Adelaide Oval	2	3	0	38	38	12.66	-	-	2	5	2
Melbourne Cricket Ground	2	3	0	63	36	21.00	134	47.01	0	6	0
All	67	85	14	981	39*	13.81	-	-	11	-	25

Fred Trueman: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Lord's	12	24	3,087	113	1,394	63	6/31	22.12	2.70	49.00	3	5
Headingley	9	18	1,764	66	795	44	6/30	18.06	2.70	40.09	2	2
Kennington Oval	8	14	1,244	42	543	30	5/48	18.10	2.61	41.46	3	1
Edgbaston	7	13	1,709	55	798	39	7/44	20.46	2.80	43.82	1	3
Old Trafford	6	11	1,192	39	532	21	8/31	25.33	2.67	56.76	0	1
Trent Bridge	5	10	1,299	52	528	32	5/27	16.50	2.43	40.59	4	2
Queen's Park Oval	3	6	783	35	358	10	5/35	35.80	2.74	78.30	0	1
Sabina Park	3	6	818	33	402	13	4/54	30.92	2.94	62.92	1	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	3	6	496	7	173	5	2/20	34.60	2.09	99.20	0	0
Adelaide Oval	2	4	604	11	207	9	4/60	23.00	2.05	67.11	2	0
Lancaster Park	2	4	413	22	150	11	7/75	13.63	2.17	37.54	0	1
Melbourne Cricket Ground	2	4	599	2	282	12	5/62	23.50	2.82	49.91	1	1
All	67	127	15,178	522	6,625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 17

Best Test performances

Fred Trueman: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
39*	-	-	1	3	New Zealand	Kennington Oval	1958-08-21
38	-	-	5	2	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1963-01-25
37	-	-	-	2	West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	1960-01-28
36*	-	-	2	3	West Indies	Lord's	1957-06-20
36	59	61.01	5	0	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1959-02-13
32	80	40.00	3	0	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1963-01-11
30	-	-	0	0	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1963-02-15
29*	-	-	3	1	West Indies	Edgbaston	1957-05-30
29*	31	93.54	2	2	West Indies	Old Trafford	1963-06-06
29	-	-	-	1	Pakistan	Lord's	1962-06-21

Fred Trueman: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
8/31	52	2	3.57	India	Old Trafford	1952-07-17
7/44	87	2	3.03	West Indies	Edgbaston	1963-07-04
7/75	182	9	2.47	New Zealand	Lancaster Park	1963-03-15
6/30	95	5	1.89	Australia	Headingley	1961-07-06
6/31	106	6	1.75	Pakistan	Lord's	1962-06-21
6/100	264	16	2.27	West Indies	Lord's	1963-06-20
5/27	87	6	1.86	South Africa	Trent Bridge	1960-07-07
5/31	126	8	1.47	New Zealand	Edgbaston	1958-06-05
5/35	126	11	1.66	West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	1960-01-28
5/48	96	4	3.00	India	Kennington Oval	1952-08-14

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1965-06-17	New Zealand	3	2/40 & 0/69	Lord's	England won by 7 wickets
1965-05-27	New Zealand	3	1/49 & 3/79	Edgbaston	England won by 9 wickets
1964-08-13	Australia	14	4/87	Kennington Oval	Match drawn
1964-07-02	Australia	4 & 12*	3/98 & 1/28	Headingley	Australia won by 7 wickets
1964-06-18	Australia	8	5/48 & 1/52	Lord's	Match drawn
1964-06-04	Australia	0 & 4	3/58 & 0/28	Trent Bridge	Match drawn
1963-08-22	West Indies	19 & 5	3/65 & 0/0	Kennington Oval	West Indies won by 8 wickets
1963-07-25	West Indies	4 & 5	4/117 & 2/46	Headingley	West Indies won by 221 runs
1963-07-04	West Indies	4 & 1	5/75 & 7/44	Edgbaston	England won by 217 runs
1963-06-20	West Indies	10 & 0	6/100 & 5/52	Lord's	Match drawn