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Albert Trott

Albert Trott
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Personal information
Full name Albert Edwin Trott
Born (1873-02-06)6 February 1873
Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia
Died 30 July 1914(1914-07-30) (aged 41)
Harlesden, Middlesex, England
Nickname Alberto, Albatrott
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Right-arm off break, medium/fast medium
Role Lower order batsman, umpire
Relations Harry Trott (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 71/116) 11 January 1895 
Australia v England
Last Test 1 April 1899 
England v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years Team
1901–02 Hawke's Bay
1900–1904 London County
1898–1910 Middlesex
1896–1911 MCC
1892–1896 Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 5 375
Runs scored 228 10,696
Batting average 38.00 19.48
100s/50s 0/2 8/44
Top score 85* 164
Balls bowled 948 71,388
Wickets 26 1,674
Bowling average 15.00 21.09
5 wickets in innings 2 131
10 wickets in match 0 41
Best bowling 8/43 10/42
Catches/stumpings 4/– 452/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 December 2008

Albert Edwin Trott (6 February 1873 – 30 July 1914) was a Test cricketer for both Australia and England. He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1899. He is believed to be the only batsman to have struck a ball over the top of the Lord's Pavilion. He is also one of only two players to take two hat-tricks in the same first-class innings, the other being Joginder Rao. Despite his notoriety, having played in 375 first-class matches including 5 Tests, he was almost penniless when he committed suicide at the age of 41.

Trott was born in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Australia. He was one of eight children of accountant Adolphus Trott and his wife Mary-Ann (née Stephens). His older brother, Harry Trott also played Test cricket for Australia. They played junior cricket with the local Capulet club and then played together for Victoria in Australia's domestic first-class cricket competition, the Sheffield Shield.

Trott's story represents one of the great enigmas of Australian cricket history. After just three first-class matches for Victoria, he burst onto the Test scene against AE Stoddart's England team in the 3rd Test at Adelaide in 1894–95, with an amazing debut which included taking 8 for 43 with his slinging, round-arm bowling and scoring 38 and 72 with the bat, both not out, batting at number 10. Australia won the match by 382 runs. He followed this up in the 4th Test in Sydney, by scoring 85 [86?] (again not out) in Australia's only innings. Trott was not asked to bowl by captain George Giffen, with England being bowled out cheaply twice by Harry Trott, Charlie Turner and George Giffen. Australia won by an innings and 147 runs to tie the series 2-2. Trott played again in the 5th Test at Melbourne, which England won to win the Ashes, chasing down a target of 297 runs in the second innings with only four wickets down.


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