Albert Edwin Trott (1873 - 1914)

Born 6 Feb 1873 in Collingwood, Victoria.

Husband of Jessie Aveletta (Rice) Trott — married 24 Feb 1897 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Died 30 Jul 1914 at age 41 in Willesden Green, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Albert Trott is Notable.

Albert Trott was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Albert Edwin Trott was a Test cricketer for both Australia and England. And he was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1899.

For details of his cricket career and general biography^[1].

Albert was born in 1873^[2]. According to the Birth Index he is the son of Adolphus Henry and Mary Anne (nee Stephens) Trott.

He married Jessie Aveletta Rice in 1897^[3] at his mother's house in Carlton^[4], which according to Neal^[5] was a terrace in Cardigan Street.

He made his Test Cricket debut against the touring English team at Adelaide from January 11 - 15, 1895 and his last for his adopted country England against South Africa at Cape Town from April 01 - 04, 1899.

He died at his own hand in late July 1914^[6]. Aet 40y.

Albert Edwin Trott is buried at the Willesden New Cemetery in Willesden, London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England.

Sources

1. ↑ 'Albert Edwin Trott,' My Genealogy.com, created by Les Pitt, http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/i/t/Les-Pitt/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0798.html
2. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Department of Justice (online database), Birth Index 1873, registration number 8478
3. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Department of Justice (online database), Marriage Index 1897, registration number 1020
4. ↑ Family Notices (Marriage Entry), The Age, Saturday 27 February 1897, p5 Article Link
5. ↑ Steve Neal, Over And Out: Albert Trott: The Man Who Cleared the Lord's Pavilion, Pitch Publishing 2017
6. ↑ England and Wales Civil Registration, Death Index, Sep Qtr 1914, Willesden 3a, 211

• Albert Trott England from ESPNCricInfo. first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21593.html

• Albert Trott from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Trott

• Peter Pierce, Trott, Albert Edwin (1873–1914), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/trott-albert-edwin-9258/text15545, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 3 April 2021.

• ALBERT TROTT from The Evening Star (Boulder, WA : 1898 - 1921) of Friday 24 Jul 1914, Page 1. first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207266909?searchTerm=%22Albert%20Trott%22

• DEATH OF A. E. TROTT from The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) of Friday 31 July 1914, Page 6. first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175973977?searchTerm=%22Albert%20Trott%22

• TROTT'S CAREER from The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) of Friday 31 July 1914, Page 16. first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242286206?searchTerm=%22Albert%20Trott%22

• Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Albert Edwin Trott (6 Feb 1873–30 Jul 1914), Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #125272589, citing Willesden New Cemetery, Willesden, London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England ; Maintained by Tim Reynolds (contributor 48314828) .

Further Reading

• BOWLING RECORDS AT LORD'S. from Leader (Orange, NSW : 1899 - 1945) of Saturday 4 July 1914, Page 4. first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/117870933?searchTerm=%22Albert%20Trott%22

• Wisden Cricketers of the Year from the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack website first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://wisden.com/almanack/wisden-cricketers-of-the-year

• What is the greatest single cricket shot ever played? Wisden readers have their say from the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack website. first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://wisden.com/stories/what-is-the-greatest-single-cricket-shot-ever-played-wisden-readers-have-their-say

• Williamson, Martin, 2010, Albert Trott's mighty hit: A look back at a 111-year-old record: one of the biggest and most famous shots played at Lord's from the ESPNCricInfo website. first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rewind-to-1899-albert-trott-s-mighty-hit-463786

• Albert Trottfrom the WIKIWAND website. first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Albert_Trott

• Gardner, Allan, 2018, The original, forgotten hitman from the ESPNCricInfo website. first accessed online on the 3rd of April 2021 at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/review-steve-neal-s-biography-of-albert-trott-i-over-and-out-i-1134285

• ALBERT TROTT as published in The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) of Friday 9 February 1912, Page 10. first accessed on TROVE on the 5th of June, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/221998987

Acknowledgements

This profile was commenced by Andrew Hunter on 19 Dec 2017.