| Geoffrey Trueman | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | Geoffrey Stanley Trueman |
| Birth Date: | 7 January 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | New South Wales |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 19 October |
| Debutyear1: | 1951 |
| Debutfor1: | NSW |
| Debutagainst1: | Queensland |
| Lastdate1: | 19 February |
| Lastyear1: | 1954 |
| Lastfor1: | NSW |
| Lastagainst1: | South Australia |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 24 |
| Runs1: | 135 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.94 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 16 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 63/19 |
| Date: | 4 February |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7975.html ESPNcricinfo |
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 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]