Frederick John Titmus biography
Frederick John Titmus, English cricketer (born Nov. 24, 1932, London, Eng.—died March 23, 2011, Hertfordshire, Eng.), was a Middlesex and England off-spinner and middle-order batsman whose first-class profession spanned 5 many years. He was first referred to as into the Middlesex facet from the Lord’s floor employees in June 1949 when the membership discovered itself shorthanded owing to Test call-ups; though Titmus formally retired in 1976, his final first-class match was in 1982 when, having proven as much as watch a match at Lord’s, he was requested to play by Middlesex captain Mike Brearley. In between, Titmus performed extra first-class matches (642) and took extra wickets (2361) for Middlesex than anybody else in historical past and served as county captain 1965–68. Titmus was referred to as to the England facet for 2 Tests in opposition to South Africa in 1955, however he took just one wicket and didn't play once more for England till the 1962–63 tour of Australia and New Zealand. During the 1967–68 tour of the West Indies (on which he served as vice-captain), he misplaced 4 toes on his left foot in a boating accident. Although many thought that his profession was over, he returned to the Middlesex facet in 1968 and was chosen for the 1974–75 tour of Australia. Titmus performed in 792 first-class matches, scoring 21,588 runs (common 23.11), with 208 not outs and 6 centuries (excessive rating 137 not out), and taking 2,830 wickets (common 22.37). In 53 Tests he scored 1,449 runs (common 22.29), with 11 not outs and a excessive rating of 84 not out, and took 153 wickets (common 32.22). His economic system (runs per over) of 1.95 was exceeded by solely 4 different England bowlers, and he was certainly one of solely 5 cricketers to have scored 20,000 runs and brought 2,500 wickets in a profession. He took 100 wickets in a season 16 instances and achieved the “double” of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a season 8 instances. Titmus was certainly one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year in 1963 and was appointed MBE in 1977.