Trumper, Victor (1877-1915), was an outstanding Australian batsman. He played in 48 Test matches, scoring 3,163 runs at an average of 39.05 runs per innings. His highest Test score was 214 runs, against South Africa, at Adelaide, South Australia, in 1911. In first-class matches, he scored 17,150 runs, at an average of 45.0 runs per innings. In one match, he scored 50 runs off 10 consecutive balls. Trumper did much to encourage schoolboys to play cricket. When he owned a sports shop in Sydney, he gave equipment to poor children. He was also one of the founders of Rugby League in Australia. Victor Thomas Trumper was born on Nov. 2, 1877, in Sydney. He died on June 28, 1915.
