Cricket is mourning one of its greatest bowlers following the death of Yorkshire legend Bob Appleyard on Tuesday , aged 90 . Despite making his first-class debut at 27 , Appleyard , who bowled a mixture of medium pace and off spin , wasted no time in taking 200 wickets in his maiden season - and racked up a total of 708 between 1950 and 1958 at an average of 15.48 . Bradford-born Appleyard played just nine Tests for England but took 31 wickets at 17.87 and was an Ashes winner in Australia in 1954-55 . Yorkshire bowling legend Bob Appleyard passed away at the age of 90 on Tuesday . He suffered tuberculosis in his youth and his career was cut short by worsening health . ‘ He didn ’ t play as long as he should , ’ said Yorkshire club president Dickie Bird . ‘ If he had , he would have broken all records. ’ Bradford-born Appleyard played just nine Tests for England but took 31 wickets at 17.87 .
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