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Tich Freeman

Tich Freeman, English cricketer (died 1965)

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Born
May 17, 1888
Died
January 28, 1965
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1888

About Tich Freeman

Alfred Percy "Tich" Freeman was an English first-class cricketer. A leg spin bowler for Kent County Cricket Club and England, he is the only man to take 300 wickets in an English season, and is the second most prolific wicket-taker in first-class cricket history. Alfred Percy "Tich" Freeman (17 May 1888 – 28 January 1965) was an English first-class cricketer. In 1924, Freeman's bowling for the Players (6 for 52 in the first innings) against the Gentlemen earned him a place in the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tour to Australia. In early 1936, Freeman was again strong, and he took 70 wickets in the first fourteen matches.

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Tich Freeman timeline

  1. Alfred Percy "Tich" Freeman (17 May 1888 – 28 January 1965) was an English first-class cricketer.
  2. In 1924, Freeman's bowling for the Players (6 for 52 in the first innings) against the Gentlemen earned him a place in the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tour to Australia.
  3. In early 1936, Freeman was again strong, and he took 70 wickets in the first fourteen matches.

The world when Tich Freeman was born

Tich Freeman was born in 1888. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Blizzard of 1888 paralyzes US East Coast
  • Technology milestoneKodak box camera — "You press the button, we do the rest"
  • Defining fadKodak camera craze
  • World population~1.48B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population57.6M

1888 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tich Freeman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18882026
Population57.6M341 million

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