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Eric Lord

Trumper: The illustrated biography by Ashley Mallett

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December 1985–January 1986, no. 77
Eric Lord reviews 'Trumper: The illustrated biography' by Ashley Mallett

Despite its faults, this book has the merit of being the first biography on the legendary Australian batsman, Victor Trumper (1877–1915). Young cricket lovers of today may well ask what feats of batsmanship Trumper performed to deserve this handsomely produced volume about him. After all, his test average was only 39.04, not to be spoken of in the same breath as Don Bradman’s 99.96.

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