"A bronze statue of Yorkshire and England cricketer, Fred Truman, has been unveiled by his widow Veronica in Skipton.
"The photograph shows Veronica Trueman, Dickie Bird (former Yorkshire teammate), Graham Ibbeson (the sculptor) and Steve Butcher (deputy managing director of Northern Rail).
"He was known as Fiery Fred, and is a true Yorkshire icon and a sporting great. Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE (6th February 1931 – 1st July 2006) was regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. He was the first man to take 300 test wickets.
"The bronze statue showing Fred larger than life, in full flow at the sport in which he excelled and can be seen at the canal basin in Skipton, Yorkshire. The £90,000 Fred Trueman sculpture was funded by the Fred Trueman Appeal that was set up by Northern Rail and Craven District Council in 2007.
"I was pleased to have a few words with Yorkshire born sculptor Graham Ibbeson. I think his statue of Leeds airman Arthur Aaron VC that stands at one end of Eastgate, Leeds is thought provoking and well done.
"I also caught up with Look North's (BBC) very own Crista Ackroyd, but I will save that for another day."
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