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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.
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 was buried in Waverley Cemetery after the largest funeral procession ever seen in Sydney (with 250,000 mourners lining the route) [10] and was survived by his wife Sarah, his son Victor and daughter Nancy. Trumper's son, Victor Trumper Jr (1913–1981), played seven first-class games for New South Wales in 1940–41; he was also the ...
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 ]
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 ...
The Australians' leading batsman, Victor Trumper, made more first class runs than anyone in the season, and of batsman with more than 1,000 runs only Arthur Shrewsbury scored his at a higher average. [4] His 2,570 runs was a new record for any Australian in England.
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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.