Quote Originally Posted by alfinyalcabo View Post
Freddie Trueman was pretty good on his day.. Al sI thi.
My dad's hero was Brian Statham and Jimmy reminds me of the great man very much.

If you are going off Test Match wickets alone Jimmy's your man, but I saw Dennis Lille when he was the professional at Haslingden and OMG he was quick!

Our neighbour at the time was the Haslingden wicketkeeper Brian Downham, and he used to say it took a week for his palms to stop hurting. He also said when Lille was at top speed he was standing with the slip fielders almost in the Bentgate Cattle Auction!