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24 Facts About Glenn Trimble

1.

Glenn Samuel Trimble was born on 1 January 1963 and is a former cricketer who represented Australia and Queensland.

2.

Glenn Trimble played in four losing Queensland Sheffield Shield final teams.

3.

Glenn Trimble was selected for the Australian Under 19 team in February 1982 and played three "tests" against the touring Pakistan U-19 team.

4.

Glenn Trimble scored 232 runs over the 3 tests at 46.

5.

Glenn Trimble played in the Shield final, which Queensland lost to WA; Trimble scored 0 and 6.

6.

Glenn Trimble made a century against Sri Lanka in a one-day game.

7.

Glenn Trimble's form recovered towards the end of the summer making 76 against South Australia.

8.

Glenn Trimble scored some useful knocks of 38 and 16 in the Sheffield Shield final, which Queensland narrowly lost to NSW.

9.

Glenn Trimble began the next summer well with 90 against Victoria.

10.

Glenn Trimble made 87 and took five wickets against South Australia.

11.

In January 1986, Glenn Trimble was selected in the Australian one-day team as a replacement for David Hookes against the touring New Zealand cricket team.

12.

Glenn Trimble made his ODI debut at Perth's WACA Ground to bolster Australia's batting line-up, replacing David Gilbert.

13.

Glenn Trimble's first delivery was a bean ball which Jeff Crowe fended off for two runs; the second, another full toss, was dropped by keeper Wayne Phillips and was ruled a no ball.

14.

Glenn Trimble ultimately bowled an erratic spell, having two chances dropped off his bowling, and being taken off after conceding 32 runs off four wicketless overs.

15.

Glenn Trimble then batted at number eight and remained not out at the end of the innings, but did not score from any of the three balls he faced.

16.

Glenn Trimble batted at number four, scoring a boundary off the first delivery, before being caught off the bowling of Richard Hadlee on the following ball.

17.

Glenn Trimble scored 605 runs at 37.81 and took 29 wickets at 26.17 that summer.

18.

In 1986 Glenn Trimble played for the Essex Second XI and Essex Under 25 team in England.

19.

Glenn Trimble later made 68 against NSW, 67,57 against South Australia and 138 against Tasmania.

20.

Glenn Trimble ended the summer with his fourth Shield final, only scoring 18 runs in another Queensland defeat.

21.

Glenn Trimble scored 660 first class runs that summer at 36.66.

22.

Glenn Trimble scored 157 runs at an average of 22.42.

23.

Glenn Trimble was a noted big hitter at first grade level for South Brisbane.

24.

Glenn Trimble 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.