Glenn Trimble
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Glenn Samuel Trimble is a former Queensland
and Australian
cricketer
born in Brisbane, Queensland. Trimble played in 57 Sheffield Shield and other first-class
matches for Queensland between 1982–83 and 1989–90 and two One Day International World Series Cup
matches in Perth
and Adelaide
against New Zealand
in 1985–86 under Allan Border
.
The son of former Queensland cricket captain and opening batsman Sam Trimble who played 144 matches, Trimble attended Brisbane State High School
and played in the cricket team.
Trimble first gained attention in 1982/83 as a middle-order batsman, scoring 116 for the Australian Under-19 cricket team against Pakistan and then scoring 135 for Queensland Colts against New South Wales. A batsman who preferred to play straight, and a part-time medium pace bowler, Trimble was a regular member of the Queensland side in the mid 1980s, and gained International selection in the 1985/86 season in the one-day team.
as a replacement for Dave Gilbert. He did not have a good game. Trimble dropped a catch, bowled 4 overs conceding an expensive 32 runs and did not take a wicket, although a catch was dropped off his bowling. He then batted at number 8 and awas out for 0 facing three balls. Australia won the match by 3 wickets.
After being omitted from Australia's next match against India, he was recalled for the following match against New Zealand in Adelaide
, replacing fellow Queenslander Greg Ritchie
. He batted at number four, scoring a boundary off the first delivery, before being caught off the bowling of Richard Hadlee
on the following ball. He did not bowl. New Zealand won the match by a large margin of 206 runs after an insipid batting display by the home side who were bowled out for 70 runs.
Trimble was a noted big hitter at first grade level for South Brisbane. He is reputed to have hit a six in a first grade Final at the Gabba
which went over the old Clem Jones
Stand and landed in a car park on the southern side of Stanley Street.
Queensland Bulls
The Queensland cricket team, nicknamed the Bulls, are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:*Sheffield Shield, 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season...
and Australian
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
cricketer
Cricketer
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born in Brisbane, Queensland. Trimble played in 57 Sheffield Shield and other first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches for Queensland between 1982–83 and 1989–90 and two One Day International World Series Cup
World Series Cup
The World Series Cup was the name of the One Day International cricket tournament that took place in Australia every season between Australia and two touring teams from 1979-80 to 1995-96. The tournament was renamed the World Series from 1990-1. This was the very first of the One Day International ...
matches in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
against New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
in 1985–86 under Allan Border
Allan Border
Allan Robert Border AO is a former Australian cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Test matches in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh...
.
The son of former Queensland cricket captain and opening batsman Sam Trimble who played 144 matches, Trimble attended Brisbane State High School
Brisbane State High School
Brisbane State High School is a partially selective, co-educational, state secondary school, located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a member of the Great Public Schools' Association of Queensland, and the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association...
and played in the cricket team.
Trimble first gained attention in 1982/83 as a middle-order batsman, scoring 116 for the Australian Under-19 cricket team against Pakistan and then scoring 135 for Queensland Colts against New South Wales. A batsman who preferred to play straight, and a part-time medium pace bowler, Trimble was a regular member of the Queensland side in the mid 1980s, and gained International selection in the 1985/86 season in the one-day team.
One Day Internationals
Trimble's ODI career was limited to two matches in 1986. In his ODI debut in Perth at the WACA GroundWACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
as a replacement for Dave Gilbert. He did not have a good game. Trimble dropped a catch, bowled 4 overs conceding an expensive 32 runs and did not take a wicket, although a catch was dropped off his bowling. He then batted at number 8 and awas out for 0 facing three balls. Australia won the match by 3 wickets.
After being omitted from Australia's next match against India, he was recalled for the following match against New Zealand in Adelaide
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
, replacing fellow Queenslander Greg Ritchie
Greg Ritchie
Gregory Michael Ritchie is a former Australian cricketer who played in 30 Tests and 44 ODIs from 1982 to 1987....
. He batted at number four, scoring a boundary off the first delivery, before being caught off the bowling of Richard Hadlee
Richard Hadlee
Sir Richard John Hadlee, MBE is a former New Zealand cricketer who played provincial cricket for Canterbury, Nottinghamshire and Tasmania. He is the son of Walter Hadlee, and the brother of Dayle and Barry Hadlee. His former wife Karen also played international cricket for New Zealand.Hadlee was...
on the following ball. He did not bowl. New Zealand won the match by a large margin of 206 runs after an insipid batting display by the home side who were bowled out for 70 runs.
Career
He won an Esso Scholarship in 1986, playing with the Essex Second XI in England, and retired in 1990 at the age of 27. In 57 first class matches, he took 30 wickets at an average of 29.33 with a best of 5 for 50, and scored 2881 runs at an average of 33.11 with four centuries. In the 1987–88 season he combined for a Queensland record fifth-wicket stand of 231 with Allan BorderAllan Border
Allan Robert Border AO is a former Australian cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Test matches in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh...
Trimble was a noted big hitter at first grade level for South Brisbane. He is reputed to have hit a six in a first grade Final at the Gabba
Brisbane Cricket Ground
The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located....
which went over the old Clem Jones
Clem Jones
Clem Jones AO a surveyor by profession, was the longest serving Lord Mayor of the city of Brisbane, Australia, representing the Australian Labor Party from 1961 to 1975.-Public life:...
Stand and landed in a car park on the southern side of Stanley Street.