About
Australian cricket player thought of as the most versatile and stylish of the Golden Age of cricket, from 1890 to 1914. He was often able to score match-winning innings on wet wickets other players found impossible to play on. In 1902, he became the first player to make a century on the first morning of a Test match, scoring 103 against England. In one of his career highlights, he scored 292 against Tasmania in 1908. He was also a capable rugby player and played a key role in the foundation of rugby league in Australia.
Before Fame
He was schooled at Crown Street Public School, where he began playing cricket. He already showed great promise by the age of 17 and was a last-minute selection for the 1899 Australian team to England.
Trivia
He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1903, and was awarded a life membership of the New South Wales Rugby League in 1914. He was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 1996. He died at age 37 of kidney disease in 1915, and was buried after the largest funeral procession ever seen in Sydney.
Family Life
His parents are believed to be Louisa Alice and Charles Thomas Trumper. Although no record of his birth exists, he was believed to be born in Sydney. He and his wife Sarah had a daughter Nancy and a son Victor.
Associated With
Archie Maclaren said of him: "Compared to Victor I was a cab-horse to a Derby winner."
