Tom Troman
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Victor Thomas 'Tom' Wilfred Troman (30 August 1914 – 2 October 2000) was an English
cricket
er. Troman was a right-handed batsman
who bowled right-arm medium pace
. He was born in Wednesbury
, Staffordshire
.
Troman made his debut for Staffordshire
in the 1934 Minor Counties Championship against Denbighshire
. This was to be his only appearance for the county in 1934 and his last until 1938, when he played his second and final Minor Counties fixture for Staffordshire against the Yorkshire Second XI
.
In 1945, while in the British Raj
, he made his only first-class
appearance for the Europeans (India)
against the Indians
. In the Europeans first-innings he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by M.G. Venkataraman and in their second-innings he made a single run before being dismissed by A. G. Ram Singh
. With the ball he claimed a single wicket, that of A. G. Ram Singh, ending with match figures of 1/55.
Following his return from the Raj, he moved to Devon where he made his debut for Devon
in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against the Surrey Second XI
. From 1947 to 1956, he represented Devon in 20 Championship matches, the last of which came against the Somerset Second XI
. Troman played two matches for Nigeria in 1955 and 1956 against Gold Coast.
He died in Torquay
, Devon
on October 2, 2000.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Troman was a right-handed batsman
Batting (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the cricket ball with a cricket bat to score runs or prevent the loss of one's wicket. A player who is currently batting is denoted as a batsman, while the act of hitting the ball is called a shot or stroke...
who bowled right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born in Wednesbury
Wednesbury
Wednesbury is a market town in England's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the source of the River Tame. Similarly to the word Wednesday, it is pronounced .-Pre-Medieval and Medieval times:...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
.
Troman made his debut for Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1934 Minor Counties Championship against Denbighshire
Denbighshire County Cricket Club
Denbighshire County Cricket Club was a county cricket club based in the historic Welsh county of Denbighshire, that played in the Minor Counties Championship for five seasons from 1930 to 1935 . The side was unsuccessful, and in its final season it lost each of its eight matches, six of them by an...
. This was to be his only appearance for the county in 1934 and his last until 1938, when he played his second and final Minor Counties fixture for Staffordshire against the Yorkshire Second XI
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
.
In 1945, while in the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, he made his only first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
appearance for the Europeans (India)
Europeans cricket team
The Europeans cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament. The team was founded by members of the European community in Bombay who played cricket at the Bombay Gymkhana....
against the Indians
Indians cricket team
The Indians cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Madras Presidency Matches against the Europeans cricket team, commencing in December 1915.-Sources:* Vasant Raiji, India's Hambledon Men, Tyeby Press, 1986...
. In the Europeans first-innings he scored 20 runs before being dismissed by M.G. Venkataraman and in their second-innings he made a single run before being dismissed by A. G. Ram Singh
A. G. Ram Singh
Amritsar Govindsingh Ram Singh was an Indian first-class cricketer. An allrounder, he bowled slow left-arm orthodox and was a left-handed middle order batsman. His son A. G. Kripal Singh played Test cricket for India....
. With the ball he claimed a single wicket, that of A. G. Ram Singh, ending with match figures of 1/55.
Following his return from the Raj, he moved to Devon where he made his debut for Devon
Devon County Cricket Club
Devon County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Devon and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against the Surrey Second XI
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. From 1947 to 1956, he represented Devon in 20 Championship matches, the last of which came against the Somerset Second XI
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
. Troman played two matches for Nigeria in 1955 and 1956 against Gold Coast.
He died in Torquay
Torquay
Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
on October 2, 2000.
External links
- Tom Troman at ESPNcricinfo
- Tom Troman at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...