Former Yorkshire and England fast bowler Fred Trueman has been diagnosed as suffering with cancer. He is to undergo a 15-week course of treatment on a condition known as small cell carcinoma.
The Yorkshire Post reported that 75-year-old Trueman has returned home after a short spell in Airedale Hospital, where it was first reported he was being treated for tiredness and anaemia. His former Yorkshire team-mate Bob Platt said: "If anyone can fight this Fred can.
Trueman took more than 2,000 first-class wickets in a 20-year career from 1949 to 1969, during which he became the first bowler in cricket history to top 300 Test victims.