Albert Trott Australia (Aus)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling type	Right-arm slow
	Tests	First-class
Matches	5	375
Runs scored	228	10,696
Batting average	38. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any In the sport of Cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace bowlers and spin bowlers Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 00	19. 48
100s/50s	0/2	8/44
Top score	85*	164
Balls bowled	948	35,318
Wickets	26	1,674
Bowling average	15. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 00	21. 09
5 wickets in innings	2	131
10 wickets in match	0	41
Best bowling	8/43	10/42
Catches/stumpings	4/0	452/0
Test debut: 11 January 1895 Last Test: 4 April 1899 Source: Cricinfo

Albert Edwin Trott (born 6 February 1873 in Abbotsford, Melbourne, died July 30, 1914 in Willesden Green, Middlesex) was an Australian and English cricketer. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Abbotsford is a small Inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1899. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their

Trott's story represents one of the great enigmas of Australian cricket history. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries He burst onto the Test scene against England in Adelaide, Australia in 1894-95 with an amazing debut which included taking 8 for 43 with his slinging, round-arm bowling and scoring 38 and 72 (both not out) with the bat. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Scoring in cricket matches involves citing two facts the number of runs scored by each team and the number of wickets each has lost Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven It is known for its rich terminology Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven It is known for its rich terminology A cricket bat is used by batsmen in the sport of Cricket. It is usually made of Willow wood He followed this up in the next match in Sydney, Australia by scoring 85 (again not out), though he was strangely not asked to bowl by captain George Giffen. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 George Giffen (27 March 1859 &ndash 29 November 1927 was a Cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. Albert’s brother, Harry Trott, was named captain of the Australian team which toured England in 1896, though Albert’s form (which saw him average 102. George Henry Stevens "Harry" Trott (5 August 1866 &ndash 10 November 1917 was an Australian Test cricketer who played 24 Test matches as an The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 5 with the bat in the Test series against England) was, remarkably, insufficient to merit tour selection.

Trott pictured at the time of his Test debut

Despite his omission from the team, Trott sailed to England independently and, with the help of the Australian cricketer and Test umpire Jim Phillips, played for Middlesex, England. For the football player of the same name see Jim Phillips (football player. Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Trott’s penchant for the spectacular did not fail him: he became the first (and to this day the only) batsman to hit a ball over the current Lord's pavilion, bludgeoning Monty Noble out of the ground in 1899^[1]. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket In Architecture a pavilion (from French, "pavillon" from Latin "papilio" has two main significations Montague (Monty Alfred Noble ( 28 January 1873 &mdash 22 June 1940) was a Cricketer who played for New South Wales Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was widely acknowledged as the finest all-round cricketer on the planet. A true student of the game, Trott’s bowling relied less on pace than it did on guile and spin; he rarely bowled two balls alike. Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven It is known for its rich terminology Trott was a dynamo in the field, with the ball seldom escaping his commodious clutch. He regularly turned matches for Middlesex with his powerful hitting.

However, from 1901 or 1902, Trott declined abruptly because, owing to a rapid increase in his weight and loss of mobility, he could not bowl the very fast ball that was so deadly in his early years. His haul of wickets fell rapidly: from 176 in 1901 to 133 in 1902 and 105 in 1903. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket By 1905, he was extremely expensive and ineffective (takng only 62 wickets), and only in the very dry summer of 1906 did his batting reach the levels of his early years with Middlesex. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days

The bowling action of Albert Trott.

Trott’s ability to entertain never left him. His popularity rose as he enjoyed regular ales with spectators on the boundary while fielding. Ale is a type of Beer brewed from Malted Barley using a top-fermenting Brewers' yeast. Boundary has two distinct meanings in the Sport of Cricket; (i the edge or boundary of the playing field and (ii a manner of scoring Fielding in the Sport of Cricket is what fielders do to collect the ball when it is struck by the Batsman, in such a way as to either In his benefit match in 1907, he took an amazing double hat trick (four wickets in four balls), and then followed up with a second hat trick later in the innings (the feat of two hat-tricks in an innings has been repeated only once in first-class cricket, by Joginder Rao). First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Joginder Singh Rao ( 16 October 1938 - 3 October 1994) was an Indian Cricketer: a right-arm medium pace bowler who played However, the early end to the match meant that it did not raise as much money for him as it might have done, and he is said to have remarked that he had "bowled himself into the poorhouse". poorhouse or workhouse is a government-run Facility for the support and housing of dependent or needy persons typically run by a local government entity such as a ^[2] In 1914, Trott wrote his will on the back of a laundry ticket, leaving his wardrobe and £4 to his landlady. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In Common law, a will or testament is a document by which a person (the Testator) regulates the rights of others over his or her Property Laundry can be items of Clothing and other Textiles that require Washing the act of washing clothing and textiles A wardrobe (sometimes called an " armoire " is a standing closet used for storing Clothes. Shortly afterwards, he shot himself. In today’s cricket of high money, high performance and high scandal, few players have been able to provide the high thrills and high entertainment which A. E. Trott did, some 100 years ago.

References

• Serle, Percival (1949). "Trott, George Henry Stevens". Dictionary of Australian Biography. The Dictionary of Australian Biography, published in 1949, is a reference work by Percival Serle containing information on notable people associated with Sydney: Angus and Robertson.  

See also

• History of Test cricket (1884 to 1889)
• History of Test cricket (1890 to 1900)

External links

• Cricinfo article on Albert Trott