John Trim (cricketer)
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| Born | 25 January 1915 Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 November 1960 (aged 45) New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1943/44–1952/53 | British Guiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Trim (25 January 1915 – 12 November 1960) was a West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests from 1948 to 1952. A barrel-chested right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed lower-order batsman from Berbice, British Guiana,[1] Trim's brief international career yielded 18 wickets at one of the lowest bowling averages of any completed career – 16.16 runs per wicket. In his first class career from 1944 to 1953 he played 34 matches, mostly for British Guiana, taking 96 wickets and making a solitary half-century with the bat.[2]
Trim's Test debut came during the 1947–48 tour of the West Indies by Gubby Allen's England team. Trim took two wickets for an economical six runs in his first outing, with a further wicket in England's second innings.[3] It was Trim's only match of the series, but he would tour India in January 1949, taking 4/48 and 3/28 in Chennai and 3/69 in Mumbai.[4] He was then selected for the West Indian tour of Australia 1951–52 and took his career-best figures: a maiden five wicket haul of 5/35 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4] His omission from the 1950 touring party to England created “an almighty row” and almost led to the British Guiana Cricket Association boycotting the tour.[5]
Trim was the first Berbician to play Test cricket. He continued to play cricket in the Caribbean until 1953. He died in New Amsterdam, Berbice.[2]
Sources[edit]
- George, M. (2012) A time in our history: Berbice Cricket from 1939 to 2012, Lulu.com.
References[edit]
- ^ George, p. 20.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: John Trim". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "England tour of West Indies, 1947/48 – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Statistics / Statsguru / J Trim / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ Woodhouse, David (2021). Who Only Cricket Know: Hutton’s Men In The West Indies 1953/4. London: Fairfield Books. pp. P39. ISBN 978-1-909811-59-1.
External links[edit]
- John Trim at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- John Trim at ESPNcricinfo
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