BBC plans special Trueman tribute

Fred Trueman was the first man to take 300 Test wickets

Rare film footage of the late Fred Trueman will be included in a half hour tribute to the Yorkshire and England fast bowler to be screened on BBC TV.

The programme, including interviews with former England captains Geoffrey Boycott and Ray Illingworth, will be shown on Thursday at 1900 BST.

It will be on BBC One in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, digital satellite, and the BBC Sport website for UK users.

Trueman, who played 67 Tests, died of lung cancer last Saturday, aged 75.

Interview: Michael Parkinson on Fred Trueman

His funeral is also set for Thursday and will be held at in the Priory Church at Bolton Abbey, north Yorkshire.

Yorkshire County Cricket Club, meanwhile, is planning a lasting tribute to the man who was the first to capture 300 Test wickets.

Club chief executive Stewart Regan told the Yorkshire Post newspaper: "Fred didn't particularly want a memorial service.

"We are still in discussions with the family, but if a memorial isn't going to take place the club will commission a permanent memorial for Fred Trueman.

"Suggestions that have been made so far include a statue or bust, naming a part of the ground after him or a painting."

Fans have begun paying their respects by signing a book of condolence at Headingley cricket ground.

The book has been placed in the reception office at Headingley and will eventually be presented to Trueman's widow.