Victor Trumper Jr (7 October 1913 – 31 August 1981) was an Australian cricketer. He was the son of versatile Australian batsman and Test cricketer Victor Trumper.
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| Born | 7 October 1913 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 August 1981 (aged 67) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Victor Trumper (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940/41 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 15 November 1940 New South Wales v Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 14 February 1941 New South Wales v Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editTrumper was born in 1913 to Victor and Sarah Trumper and was one year old when his father died of Bright's disease.[1]
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 and made an appearance in another first-class match for a Don Bradman XI. After taking two wickets in his first over on debut, he went on to score a total of 74 runs, with a highest score of 18, and take 12 wickets before World War II caused Australian domestic cricket to be suspended at the end of the season.[2][3][4] Trumper was described as a "useful" bowler who could make the ball move both ways and got bounce from a high bowling action.[3]
With the outbreak of World War II, Trumper joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941. He played cricket during the war for an Australian Services side as well as for Carlton Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket.[2] He was discharged in 1945.[5] He died in 1981 aged 67.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nairn, Bede (1990). "Trumper, Victor Thomas (1877–1915)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Victor Trumper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Victoria Trumper junior". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Another Victor Trumper". The Worker. 19 March 1940. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Trumper, Victor". World War II Nominal Roll. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2012.