300 WICKETS IN A SEASON: Anybody cricketer complaining about his workload need only look at Tich Freeman’s stats. The England and Kent leg-spinner, a short man of about 5’2, took an astounding 304 wickets in the 1928 season. He bowled 1976.1 overs. The year was the start of Freeman’s incredible run of form. Over the next seven years, his annual wickets tally read as follows: 267, 275, 276, 253, 298, 205 and 212. Most cricketers could consider themselves fortunate to claim any of those numbers over a full career.
