Geoffrey Stanley Trueman (7 January 1926 – 28 June 1981) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played 24 first-class matches for New South Wales between the 1951–52 and 1953–54 seasons.[2]
Geoffrey Trueman was born at Sydney in New South Wales in 1926. He played as a wicket-keeper for New South Wales in the early 1950s.[3] He played a total of 24 matches for the side, scoring 135 runs and being involved in 82 dismissals. These featured 20 stumpings, 18 of which were from the bowling of Richie Benaud.[2][3] He played in two Sheffield Shield winning sides, New South Wales winning the Shield in his first and last seasons in first-class cricket. His Wisden obituary reported that he had come close to selection for the Australia national cricket team.[3]
After taking a job at a hotel at Junee, Trueman declared himself "unavailable" for the New South Wales team in late 1954 and did not play again for the State side.[4][5][6] He played Victorian Premier Cricket cricket for South Melbourne Cricket Club later in the decade.[2] He died at Sydney in 1981 aged 55.[1]
References
^ ab"Geoffrey Trueman". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ abc"Geoffrey Trueman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
geoffrey, trueman, geoffrey, stanley, trueman, january, 1926, june, 1981, australian, cricketer, played, first, class, matches, south, wales, between, 1951, 1953, seasons, personal, informationfull, namegeoffrey, stanley, truemanborn, 1926, january, 1926sydney. Geoffrey Stanley Trueman 7 January 1926 28 June 1981 was an Australian cricketer 1 He played 24 first class matches for New South Wales between the 1951 52 and 1953 54 seasons 2 Geoffrey TruemanPersonal informationFull nameGeoffrey Stanley TruemanBorn 1926 01 07 7 January 1926Sydney New South Wales AustraliaDied28 June 1981 1981 06 28 aged 55 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaBattingRight handedRoleBatsmanDomestic team informationYearsTeam1951 52 1953 54New South WalesFC debut19 October 1951 NSW v QueenslandLast FC19 February 1954 NSW v South AustraliaCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 24Runs scored 135Batting average 7 94100s 50s 0 0Top score 16Catches stumpings 63 19Source ESPNcricinfo 4 February 2017Geoffrey Trueman was born at Sydney in New South Wales in 1926 He played as a wicket keeper for New South Wales in the early 1950s 3 He played a total of 24 matches for the side scoring 135 runs and being involved in 82 dismissals These featured 20 stumpings 18 of which were from the bowling of Richie Benaud 2 3 He played in two Sheffield Shield winning sides New South Wales winning the Shield in his first and last seasons in first class cricket His Wisden obituary reported that he had come close to selection for the Australia national cricket team 3 After taking a job at a hotel at Junee Trueman declared himself unavailable for the New South Wales team in late 1954 and did not play again for the State side 4 5 6 He played Victorian Premier Cricket cricket for South Melbourne Cricket Club later in the decade 2 He died at Sydney in 1981 aged 55 1 References Edit a b Geoffrey Trueman ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 4 February 2017 a b c Geoffrey Trueman CricketArchive Retrieved 4 February 2017 a b c Trueman Geoffrey Obituaries in 1981 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1982 Retrieved 12 July 2023 State Keeper Takes Job At Junee Sydney Morning Herald 2 September 1954 p 11 2 Northerners in State squad Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate 6 October 1954 p 9 Keen Tussle For State Keeper Sydney Morning Herald 8 October 1954 p 12 External links EditGeoffrey Trueman at ESPNcricinfo This biographical article related to an Australian cricket person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geoffrey Trueman amp oldid 1165036631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
