Name:

Trumper, Victor T

Date of Birth:

02 Nov 1877

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Darlinghurst, Sydney

Date Died:

28 Jun 1915

Career:

Test: 1899 - 1912
First Class: 1894 - 1914

Teams:

NSW (Regional)
Australia (Country)

1910: Trumper in action against South Africa (SCG)

Victor Trumper: Most brilliant batsman of his time

Born : 2 November 1877 at Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died : 28 June 1915 at Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Victor Trumper was a brilliant batsman and popular cricketer of his time. Before Bradman emerged, Trumper was easily the greatest Australian Cricketer. He had a perfect sense of balance at the crease, seemingly to move effortlessly in to stroke play.

In 1899 he became the first Australian batsman to score a triple century in England with 300 not out against Sussex at Hove.

In 1902 he became the first of only four players to score a century on the first morning of a Test match, making 103 not out before lunch against England at Old Trafford. When Trumper scored 135 not out against England at Lord's in 1899, WG Grace presented him with a bat with the words "From the present champion to the future champion."

Trumper dominated the 1910/11 series with South Africa. He scored 661 runs at an average of 94.42 with a magnificent 214 not out in the 3rd Test at Adelaide.

Upon his death from Bright's disease in 1915, at only 37 years of age, 20,000 mourners lined the route to the cemetery in Sydney to pay their respects to a modest but celebrated legend of the game.

He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.

Related links:

Victor Trumper Official website