Records
The many bowling records he holds include:
- taking 1673 wickets in six consecutive seasons from 1928 to 1933 - in each of these seasons he took over 250 wickets, something no other bowler has done even once since 1901
- ten wickets in an inning on three occasions - in 1929, 1930, and 1931
- seventeen wickets in a match twice - in 1922 and 1932
- the three highest totals of balls bowled in a season in 1928, 1930 and 1933
- ten or more wickets in a match on 140 occasions - more than 50% ahead of his nearest rival Charlie Parker
- 48.6% of his 3776 first-class wickets were taken without assistance (either bowled, caught and bowled, leg before wicket, or hit wicket).
Second only to Wilfred Rhodes in his aggregate of first-class wickets, Freeman accumulated his in little more than half as many matches.
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