Thursday, 21 September 2006, 08:54 GMT 09:54 UK
Ashes Legends XI - Victor Trumper
Trumper's figures may bear poor comparison to others, but his style made up for it and he is rightly regarded as one of the greats.
Her went on his first tour in 1899 primarily to provide administrative support to the management but hit 135 in his second appearance at Lord's and became a fixture at
Three years later he scored a hundred before lunch at Old Trafford on the opening day.
In the next series he hit an unbeaten 185 at Sydney before making 74 out of 122 on a treacherous pitch in Melbourne - an innings that gets lost in statistics.
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