Harry Trott was an Australian cricketer who played 24 Test matches between 1888 and 1898. A right-handed batsman, he was known for his sound defence and vigorous hitting. Trott made his Test debut in 1888, on a tour of England, and would tour England another three times, scoring more than 1000 runs on each occasion. A severe mental illness abruptly ended Trott’s Test career at the age of 31.
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Harry Trott was an Australian cricketer who played 24 Test matches between 1888 and 1898. A right-handed batsman, he was known for his sound defence and vigorous hitting. His slow leg-spin bowling was often able to deceive batsmen through subtle variations of pace and flight. Trott made his Test debut in 1888, on a tour of England, and would tour England another three times, scoring more than 1000 runs on each occasion. A severe mental illness abruptly ended Trott’s Test career at the age of 31. After a series of seizures in 1898, he suffered from insomnia, apathy, and memory loss. He was committed to a psychiatric hospital for over a year. After his retirement, Trott served as a selector for Victoria for a number of years. Outside of cricket, he worked as a postman and mail sorter. He died of cancer in 1917, aged 51. His younger brother Albert also became a Test criceter. He also played for Victoria and South Melbourne in first-class cricket. He played for a non-representative Australian XI against Arthur Shrewsbury’s XI and George Vernon’s XI, two English teams touring Australia simultaneously. His chances for inclusion in the Australian squad for the forthcoming tour ofEngland were enhanced when anumber of leading players made themselves unavailable. In his first season, the 18-year-old Trott recorded the best batting average and bowling average for the team.
In 1886–87, he appeared for Victoria against Alfred Shaw’s touring English team, claiming four wickets for 125 runs. During the next summer, he played for Australia against England. In 1888, he made a duck in the first innings of the First Test at Lord’s and did not bowl in the second. In the second Test, he did notowl and did not bowl, and did not bowl in the second innings. He made a double century for South Melbourne in a match against St Kilda and appeared for Australia against England in 1891. In 1892, he played for Victoria against an \”Australian XI\” on New Year’s Day 1886, scoring four and 18 not out. At this point, he had scored only one half-century in 29 first class innings. In 1896, he captained Australia to victory over England in the five-Test series. Despite England winning the series two Tests to one and retaining The Ashes, Trotto’s ability as a captain was highly regarded. He continued to play for his state, Victoria, and club, South Melbourne, into his forties. In 1897–98, he won the five Test series 4–1 and regaining The Ashes. At the time, the victory saw Trott praised as a ‘national institution’ and his team as having ‘done more for the federation of Australian hearts than all the big delegates put together’. He later played for the Australian team to change to the leg-break style of cricket.
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