Gubby Allen
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Sir George Oswald Browning "Gubby" Allen CBE was a cricketer who captained England in eleven Test matches. In first-class matches, he played for Middlesex and Cambridge University. A fast bowler and h
Allen, photographed c. 1933
A team photograph of England's 1932–33 side: Allen is seated second from the right on the front row. Douglas Jardine is in the centre of the front row and Pelham Warner is on the extreme left.
Allen c. 1935
Allen bowling to Stan McCabe during the first Test of the 1936–37 Ashes
Fred Trueman
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Frederick Sewards Trueman, was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He had professional status and later became an author and broadcaster.
Gubby Allen
…Test, Allen was feeling the pressure. He was also criticised in the press by Bill Bowes, a former England teammate, for forcing one of the England team, Fred Trueman, to bowl at a handkerchief during practice before the match, in an attempt to improve his accuracy. The incident took place before a large crowd…
Statue of Trueman in Skipton by Graham Ibbeson
Statue in Skipton
Trueman's grave at Bolton Abbey