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Top Gear’s Freddie Flintoff gets TV boost as his cricket series is renewed for second season

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THE BBC has been so bowled over by the success of Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams it has ordered a second series. More than 3.3million tuned in to watch the ex- England cricketer’s efforts at getting children from poorer areas of his hometown Preston interested in the game.

The show became one of this year’s TV hits when it was screened in the summer. Its follow-up sees Freddie take his young team, plus a few new recruits, on a fresh challenge.

He also catches up with some of the characters from the first series, including Afghan refugee and cricketing prodigy Adnan.

A TV insider said: “The first series went down a storm. Read More on Freddie Flintoff'LIKE FLINTOFF AFTER THE ASHES' Fans in hysterics as Bronze parties in goggles after EurosFREDDIE VS JASON Unlikely duo Freddie Flintoff and Jason Manford bag ITV adventure series "It was a no-brainer to make another. "Freddie is a real star and his relationship with the kids and how he inspired them through cricket was truly moving. "Viewers will be desperate to know how the youngsters have fared.” Ashes hero Freddie was on a mission to convince them that the sport is not solely played by “posh people”.

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