LONDON, May 13: 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.

“He is in exceedingly good spirits, and the good news is that the doctors have caught this early.”

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.—AFP