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Victor Thomas Trumper (2 November 1877 [a] – 28 June 1915) was an Australian cricketer known as the most stylish and versatile batsman of the Golden Age of cricket, capable of playing match-winning innings on wet wickets his contemporaries found unplayable.
Seating was restricted in the Victor Trumper Stand and the Clive Churchill Stand due to eye-line restrictions caused by the outfield fence and the need for a batter's eye space in centre field. Its dimensions were 328 feet (99.974 m) to foul lines, 370 feet (112.776 m) to power alleys, and 400 feet (121.920 m) to centre field.
In 2007 the Doug Walters Stand and Yabba's Hill were demolished to make way for the new Victor Trumper Stand. On 7 December 2008 a bronze statue of Yabba, sculpted by Cathy Weiszmann , was unveiled at the Sydney Cricket Ground in The Hill area of the new stand. [ 3 ]
Located inside the grounds, taking over two seats on the concourse in front of the new Victor Trumper stand. [9] 7: 5 January 2010: Stan McCabe: Cricket, batsman [10] 8: 9 August 2010: Reg Gasnier: Rugby league and rugby union: Part of the Basil Sellers Sports Sculpture project. [11] Ken Catchpole: Rugby union: Relocated in 2017 to outside the ...
Trumper Park Oval is a sporting oval in Paddington, New South Wales. The oval is located at the corner of Glenmore Road & Hampden Street, Paddington and is named in honour of Victor Trumper . The oval has a long history of catering for Australian Football in the form of NSWFL foundation club, East Sydney, as well as catering for cricket and ...
Trumper was born in 1913 to Victor and Sarah Trumper and was one year old when his father died of Bright's disease. [1] In contrast to his father, Trumper played as a fast bowler. He was played six times for New South Wales during the 1940–1941 Sheffield Shield season and made an appearance in another first-class match for a Don Bradman XI.
Trumper made a great impression on those who saw him bat. Harry Altham wrote: "From start to finish of the season, on every sort of wicket, against every sort of bowling, Trumper entranced the eye, inspired his side, demoralized his enemies, and made run-getting appear the easiest thing in the world."
The completed stand was opened later that same year, along with a concrete cycling track which circled the inside of the ground. [4] Like the Members' Stand, the Lady Members' Stand, commonly called the Ladies' Pavilion, is an elegant two level grandstand constructed of cast iron and with an extensive three-storey members' room at the rear. [3] [1]