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cement his place in the Australian side but then established himself with tremendous effect. In 32 Test matches Trumble took 141 wickets at 21.78 and made 851 runs at 19.79 as well as captaining Australia twice. TRUMPER, Victor The most aesthetic batsman of the Golden Age of cricket in the Edwardian era. Trumper assumed hero status in Australian sports lore before the days of Bradman, particularly for his ability to bat well on bad wickets. Never a strong man, his cricketing feats were often limited by his state of health. The nation mourned his early death at 37 from Bright’s disease. WHITTY, Bill Left-arm swing bowler who had an eighteen year first-class career but whose 14 Tests were sandwiched into three years. He had one astonishing series against South Africa in 1910-11 with 37 wickets at 17, and a fine second tour of England in 1912, but his career was interrupted by the First World War. WORRALL, Jack Hard-hitting Victorian batsman whose inconsistency meant that his 478 runs at 25.25 in 11 Test matches were compiled over a fifteen year span (1884-99). His first-class career ended controversially over throwing accusations he made to Jim Phillips. A brilliant Australian Rules footballer and coach, he was also a long-time sporting journalist sometimes credited with coining the expression ‘Bodyline’. British Isles ABEL, Bobby Diminutive Surrey opening batsman who carried his bat through an innings while make 132 at Sydney in 1891-92 and achieved a respectable average of 37.20 from 13 Tests between 1888 and 1902. ALLAN, George (‘Gubby’) Amateur fast bowler on the Bodyline tour of 1932-33 who, because of his class, was able to stand up to Douglas Jardine and refuse to bowl that form of attack. Captained England in Australia in 1936-37 and captured 81 wickets at 29.37 in 25 Tests between 1930 and 1948. Later a key figure in the organisation of English cricket. ARNOLD, Ted Sterling all-rounder for Worcestershire. In ten Tests from 1903 to 1907 his batting was of little account, but he took 31 wickets at 25.41 bowling at a brisk medium-pace. BARNES, Sydney A truculent character, England’s greatest bowler, generally operated at medium-fast, combining swing, cut and spin with such subtlety that few batsmen could fathom him. With Frank Foster in 1911-12 he proved devastating (34 wickets at 22.88) and totally flummoxed the South Africans in 1913-14 with 49 wickets in four matches for a Test record of 189 wickets from 27 games. BESTWICK, Bill Unpredictable Derbyshire fast-medium bowler from 1898 to 1925, who later became a first-class and Test umpire. BRADLEY, Walter (‘Bill’) . Kent amateur opening bowler who appeared in his only two Test matches in 1899 with moderate success. BRAUND, Len Aggressive Somerset all-rounder who hit hard on the leg side, pitched his leg-spinners at good speed, and was the finest slip fielder of his era. In 23 Tests between 1901 and 1908 he averaged 25.97 and took 47 wickets at 38.51. BRIGGS, Johnny Guileful Lancashire slow left-arm bowler who boasted a hat-trick and a century among his Test achievements between 1884 and 1899, and whose 118 wickets came at the low cost of 17.74. Died tragically at the age of 39 in an asylum, following a series of nervous breakdowns. BROCKWELL, William Free-hitting Surrey opening batsman and medium-pace bowler who disappointed in his seven Test matches from 1893 to 1899. BROWN, Jack Short, powerfully-built Yorkshire opening batsman who shared a famous partnership with ‘Long John’ Tunnicliffe of 554 against Derbyshire in 1898 and scored a brilliant century at Melbourne in 1894-95 which won both the match and series for England. CRAWFORD, Jack Exceptional schoolboy cricketer who made his Test debut for England at 19 and captured 30 wickets at 24.73 in the 1907-08 series at the age of 21. After a bitter dispute with his county Surrey, Notes on Players and Umpires 96