Victor Trumper Jr

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Victor Trumper
Personal information
Born(1913-10-07)7 October 1913
Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Died31 August 1981(1981-08-31) (aged 67)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BattingLeft arm batsman
BowlingRight arm fast medium
RoleBowler
RelationsVictor Trumper (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1940–1941New South Wales
First-class cricket debut15 November 1940 New South Wales v Queensland
Last First-class cricket14 February 1941 New South Wales v Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class cricket
Matches 7
Runs scored 74
Batting average 7.40
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 18
Balls bowled 808
Wickets 12
Bowling average 36.08
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/37
Catches/stumpings 3/0
Source: CricketArchive, 15 July 2012

Victor Trumper Jr (7 October 1913 – 31 August 1981) was an Australian cricket player. He was the son of Australian Test cricketer Victor Trumper.

Early life[]

Trumper was born in 1913 to Victor and Sarah Trumper and was one year old when his father died of Bright's disease.[1]

Playing career[]

In contrast to his father, Trumper played as a fast bowler. He was played six times for New South Wales during the 1940–1941 Sheffield Shield season. He did not make many runs and took a few wickets.[2][3][4]

War service[]

With the outbreak of World War II, Trumper joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941. He was discharged in 1945.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Nairn, Bede. "Trumper, Victor Thomas (1877–1915)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Victor Trumper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Victoria Trumper junior". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Another Victor Trumper". The Worker. 19 March 1940. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Trumper, Victor". World War II Nominal Roll. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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