The first bowler to take 300 Test wickets, Fred Trueman was one of the greatest fast bowlers to play the game. His 307 Test wickets came at an average of 21.57, with his best figures of 8/31 in 1952 ...

The hero of victory from England's side was Fred Trueman, who single-handedly broke the back of Team India by taking 8 wickets. England batted first and scored 347 runs losing 9 wickets.