Fred Titmus, seen in a 1975 file photo. (AP Photo/PA, File)
Middlesex cricket club said Fred Titmus, a former England
all-rounder whose first-class career with the county side
spanned a remarkable 33 years, died Wednesday. He was 78.
Middlesex said Titmus died after a long battle against
illness.
Titmus played 53 tests for England between 1955-75, taking
153 wickets at an average of 32.22. He continued playing
international cricket despite losing four toes in a boating
accident off Barbados during the 1968 West Indies tour.
Titmus made his debut aged 16 for Middlesex in 1949. His
final appearance for the southern county was in 1982, aged 50
years and 276 days.
"As a cricketer, there is no doubt whatsoever that Fred
Titmus was one of the best of postwar all-rounders,"
Middlesex said in a statement.
"Fred will be deeply missed by all those who played with him
and by all those who were fortunate enough to have seen him
performing for Middlesex and England."
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