Patrick William Trimby (born 31 January 1972) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Patrick Trimby
Personal information
Full name
Patrick William Trimby
Born (1972-01-31) 31 January 1972 (age 52)
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992–1995Shropshire
1993–1994Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 31
Batting average 6.20
100s/50s –/–
Top score 11
Balls bowled 2,471
Wickets 38
Bowling average 35.34
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/84
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 July 2019

Trimby was born at Shrewsbury in January 1972. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, before going up to Worcester College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Northamptonshire at Oxford in 1993. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1994, making a total of eleven first-class appearances.[2] Playing as a leg break bowler, he took 31 wickets at an average of 35.16, with best figures of 5 for 84.[3] These figures, which was his only first-class five wicket haul, came against Durham in 1994.[4] He also made two first-class appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team while at Oxford, playing against the touring New Zealanders in 1994, and the touring West Indians in 1995.[2] Against the New Zealanders, he took 7 wickets in the match, placing him above the entire England attack, bar Phillip DeFreitas, in the Third Test between England v New Zealand at Old Trafford.[5] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Trimby also played minor counties cricket for Shropshire between 1992–95, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and a single appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Player profile: Patrick Trimby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Patrick Trimby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Patrick Trimby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Oxford University v Durham, 1994". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ Steen, Rob (1 July 1994). "Cricket: Yeabsley ensures Oxford's control". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Patrick Trimby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Patrick Trimby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

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