Victor Trumper Jr

Victor Trumper

Personal information
Born	7 October 1913 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Died	31 August 1981 (aged 67) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Batting style	Left arm batsman
Bowling style	Right arm fast medium
Role	Bowler
Relations	Victor Trumper (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1940–1941	New South Wales
First-class cricket debut	15 November 1940 New South Wales v Queensland
Last First-class cricket	14 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 Two, Trumper joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941. He was discharged in 1945.^[5]

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 Two Nominal Roll. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2012.