Victor Trumper

Victor Trumper

Player information
Surname	Victor Thomas Trumper
Born	November 2, 1877 Darlinghurst , Australia
Died	June 28, 1915, aged 37, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium
International games
National team	Australia
Test debut (cap 79)	1 June 1899 v England
Last test	1 March 1912 v England
National teams
Years	team
1894-1914	New South Wales
Career statistics
Game form	test	First-class
Games	48	255
Runs (total)	3.163	16,939
Batting average	39.04	44.57
100s / 50s	8/13	42/87
Highscore	214 *	300 *
Balls	546	3,822
Wickets	8th	64
Bowling Average	39.62	31.37
5 wickets in innings	0	2
10 wickets in play	-	0
Best bowling performance	3/60	5/19
Catches / stumpings	31 / -	173 / -
Source: Cricinfo , September 30, 2009

Victor Thomas Trumper (born November 2, 1877 in Sydney , New South Wales , † June 28, 1915 ibid) was an Australian cricketer . He was considered one of the most brilliant batsmen of his era. In 1903 he was voted one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year . On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1963, he was elected one of the Six giants of the Wisden century . In September 2009, Trumper was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

Trumper made his test debut in June 1899 against England in Nottingham. He played a total of 48 matches for the Australian test team , in which he scored 3163 runs (39.04 runs per wicket ). Trumper played his best season in 1902. That season he scored 2570 runs in 35 matches (48 runs per wicket). His last appearance in a test was against England in Sydney at the end of February 1912.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Victor Trumper . Cricinfo. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
2. ^ Neville Cardus: Six giants of the Wisden century . Cricinfo. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
3. ↑ Victor Trumper - Hall of Fame . ICC cricket. Retrieved April 11, 2015.