John Trim

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 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. His overall first class career was also short: thirty-four matches for British Guiana in which he took 96 wickets and made a solitary half-century with the bat.[2]

This article is about the cricketer. For the linguist, see John Trim (linguist).
John Trim
Cricket information
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 4 34
Runs scored 21 386
Batting average 5.25 11.69
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 12 78*
Balls bowled 794 unknown
Wickets 18 95
Bowling average 16.16 30.32
5 wickets in innings 1 4
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 5/34 7/80
Catches/stumpings 2/0 17/0
Source: CricInfo, 31 March 2014

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]

Trim continued to play cricket in the Caribbean until 1953. He died in New Amsterdam, East Bank Berbice.[2]

Trim was the first Berbician to play Test cricket.

Sources
  • George, M. (2012) A time in our history: Berbice Cricket from 1939 to 2012, Lulu.com.

References
  1. George, p. 20.
  2. "Player Profile: John Trim". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  3. "England tour of West Indies, 1947/48 – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. "Statistics / Statsguru / J Trim / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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