| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Patrick William Trimby |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break |
| Club1: | Shropshire |
| Year1: | 1992 - 1995 |
| Club2: | Oxford University |
| Year2: | 1993 - 1994 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 31 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.20 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 11 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,471 |
| Wickets1: | 38 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 35.34 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/84 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
| Date: | 10 July |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21683.html Cricinfo |
Patrick William Trimby (born 31 January 1972) is an English former first-class cricketer.
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]