page_title: Harry Trott
section_title: The Trott brothers
hierarchical_section_title: Harry Trott / Test cricket / The Trott brothers
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture of the Australian cricket team for the third Test against England at Adelaide Oval during the 1894-95 season. Back row (l to r): S Callaway, W Bruce, J Harry, F Iredale, G Searcy (umpire). Middle row: H Trott, C Turner, J Worrall, G Giffen (captain), J Darling, A Jarvis. Seated at front: S Gregory, A Trott. The image is pre-1955 and therefore is in the public domain. This image is of Australian origin and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), ACC Information Sheet G023v17 (Duration of copyright) (August 2014). Type of materialCopyright has expired if ...&#160;A&#160;Photographs or other works published anonymously, under a pseudonym or the creator is unknown:taken or published prior to 1 January 1955&#160;B&#160;Photographs (except A):taken prior to 1 January 1955&#160;C&#160;Artistic works (except A &amp; B):the creator died before 1 January 1955&#160;D&#160;Published editions1 (except A &amp; B):first published more than 25 years ago&#160;E&#160;Commonwealth or State government owned2 photographs and engravings:taken or published more than 50 years ago and prior to 1 May 1969 1 means the typographical arrangement and layout of a published work. eg. newsprint. 2owned means where a government is the copyright owner as well as would have owned copyright but reached some other agreement with the creator. When using this template, please provide information of where the image was first published and who created it. català&#160;| Deutsch&#160;| English&#160;| español&#160;| français&#160;| македонски&#160;| മലയാളം&#160;| Nederlands&#160;| русский&#160;| slovenščina&#160;| Türkçe&#160;| українська&#160;| +/− You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.
context_page_description: George Henry Stevens "Harry" Trott was an Australian cricketer who played 24 Test matches as an all-rounder between 1888 and 1898. Although Trott was a versatile batsman, spin bowler and outstanding fielder, "... it is as a captain that he is best remembered, an understanding judge of human nature". After a period of some instability and ill discipline in Australian cricket, he was the first in a succession of assertive Australian captains that included Joe Darling, Monty Noble and Clem Hill, who restored the prestige of the Test team. Respected by teammates and opponents alike for his cricketing judgement, Trott was quick to pick up a weakness in opponents. A right-handed batsman, he was known for his sound defence and vigorous hitting. His slow leg-spin bowling was often able to deceive batsmen through subtle variations of pace and flight, but allowed opposition batsmen to score quickly.
  Trott made his Test debut in 1888, on a tour of England, and would tour England another three times, scoring more than 1000 runs on each occasion. For the 1896 tour, Trott was elected captain by his teammates.
context_section_description: Andrew Stoddart led an English team to Australia in 1894–95 to defend The Ashes.  A feature of the summer was the emergence of Albert Trott and the performance of the brothers in tandem. Playing for Victoria against the touring side, the Trotts claimed twelve wickets and held eight catches between them; Harry scored 63 in the second innings. During the second innings of the traditional Christmas fixture against New South Wales, Albert claimed five wickets, took three catches (two from Harry's bowling) and made a run out. In between these two games, England won the first Test at  Sydney—a remarkable turnaround after they had been forced to follow-on—by bowling the Australians out for 166 in the second innings.  The second Test at Melbourne saw another English victory; Trott played a rearguard innings of 95 in the second innings, to no avail.  Attempting to stay in the series, Australia dramatically revamped their team for the next Test at Adelaide. Albert Trott, making his Test debut, was one of four inclusions while Harry was elevated to open the batting. In a match played in intense heat throughout, Harry Trott made 48 on the opening day before he was run out. Albert was the dominant player of the match with innings of 38 not out and 72 not out (both scored from the number ten position), and a bowling return of 8/43 in England's second innings. Australia won the match by 382 runs. In a Sheffield Shield match that followed, the Trotts extricated Victoria from a difficult situation. Chasing 155 to win, New South Wales fell for 99 with Albert taking four wickets and Harry five. In the fourth Test at Sydney, Australia batted first and scored 284 runs (Albert Trott 85 not out) before England were bowled out for 65 and 72 on a wicket affected by heavy rain.  Opening the bowling in the first innings, Harry Trott dismissed Archie MacLaren, Johnny Briggs and Stoddart.
  The fluctuating fortunes of the Test series created immense interest in the deciding Test at Melbourne. Spectators arrived from all over the country, with special trains laid on from Adelaide and Sydney. Harry Trott's all-round contribution was a score of 42 in each innings, six wickets and two catches, but England won The Ashes by chasing a target of 297 runs in the second innings, which they reached with six wickets in hand. Even in England, "the interest was greater than had ever been felt in matches played away from [England]".
  During the following summer, Trott again acted as a Test selector, along with the incumbent Test captain George Giffen and former captain Percy McDonnell. When choosing the Australian team for the previous tour of England, Giffen used his influence to ensure the selection of his younger brother, Walter. The team chosen for the 1896 tour of England included a number of promising young players, including Joe Darling and Clem Hill, both of whom went on to captain Australia. Albert Trott was a controversial omission, in light of performances in the previous Ashes series, but he accompanied the team on their voyage and later settled in England. He had a successful career with Middlesex and appeared for England in two Test matches against South Africa. The cricket historian David Frith records that when the Trott brothers encountered each other on an English street, they merely exchanged acknowledging nods and kept walking.
caption: The Australian team pictured during the summer of 1894–95. Harry Trott is at the far left of the middle row, and his younger brother Albert is seated at front, on the right.
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