His talent , skill and popularity were such that British Prime Minister Harold Wilson jokingly described him as the " greatest living Yorkshireman " . Even so , Trueman was omitted from numerous England teams because he was frequently in conflict with the cricket establishment which he often criticised for its perceived " snobbishness " and hypocrisy . After he retired from playing , he became a media personality through his work in television and as an outspoken radio commentator and summariser for the BBC , mainly working on '' Test Match Special '' . He was awarded the OBE in the 1989 Queen 's Birthday Honours for services to cricket . In 2009 , Trueman was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Fred Trueman