Geoffrey Trueman

Geoffrey Stanley Trueman (7 January 1926 – 28 June 1981) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played 24 first-class matches for New South Wales between the 1951–52 and 1953–54 seasons.[2]

Geoffrey Trueman
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Stanley Trueman
Born(1926-01-07)7 January 1926
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died28 June 1981(1981-06-28) (aged 55)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951/52–1953/54New South Wales
FC debut19 October 1951 NSW v Queensland
Last FC19 February 1954 NSW v South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 24
Runs scored 135
Batting average 7.94
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 16
Catches/stumpings 63/19
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2017

Geoffrey Trueman was born at Sydney in New South Wales in 1926. He played as a wicket-keeper for New South Wales in the early 1950s.[3] He played a total of 24 matches for the side, scoring 135 runs and being involved in 82 dismissals. These featured 20 stumpings, 18 of which were from the bowling of Richie Benaud.[2][3] He played in two Sheffield Shield winning sides, New South Wales winning the Shield in his first and last seasons in first-class cricket. His Wisden obituary reported that he had come close to selection for the Australia national cricket team.[3]

After taking a job at a hotel at Junee, Trueman declared himself "unavailable" for the New South Wales team in late 1954 and did not play again for the State side.[4][5][6] He played Victorian Premier Cricket cricket for South Melbourne Cricket Club later in the decade.[2] He died at Sydney in 1981 aged 55.[1]

References
  1. "Geoffrey Trueman". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. "Geoffrey Trueman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. Trueman, Geoffrey, Obituaries in 1981, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1982. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. State 'Keeper Takes Job At Junee, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 September 1954, p. 11.
  5. 2 Northerners in State squad, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 6 October 1954, p. 9.
  6. Keen Tussle For State 'Keeper, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 October 1954, p. 12.


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