If I had to choose one highlight from 60 years of Test Match Special, it had to be Fred Trueman taking his 300th test wicket. The first bowler to reach this milestone.
It was on the 15th August 1964 and the Fifth Test at the Oval against an Australian team one up in the series. I was home for the weekend and had set up my new Grundig tape recorder to record what might be an historic event.
Sitting next to me was my brother John who had just finished sixth form and waiting to start at Uni. I have never forgotten his words when that crucial wicket was taken, even if the tape has long gone. Reminding us all that Trueman was "a spell bowler". How right he was.
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