Trevor Grant (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Trevor John Duncan Grant
Birth Date:24 May 1926
Birth Place:Charlwood, Surrey, England
Death Place:Shotley Gate, Suffolk, England
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Sussex
Year1:1946
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:6
Bat Avg1:3.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:6
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:27 November
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13711.html Cricinfo

Trevor John Duncan Grant (24 May 1926 – 10 October 1957) was an English cricketer. Grant was a right-handed opening batsman. He was born at Charlwood, Surrey.

Grant made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Hampshire at Dean Park, Bournemouth in the 1946 County Championship.[1] In Sussex's first-innings, he was dismissed for a duck by Lofty Herman. In their second-innings, he was dismissed for 6 runs by the same bowler.[2] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.

Outside of cricket, Grant served in the Royal Navy, having attended the Britannia Royal Naval College in 1942.[3] He died at Shotley Gate, Suffolk on 10 October 1957. Serving as a physical training officer for RNTE Shotley, Grant killed himself with a shotgun in his quarters.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Trevor Grant. CricketArchive. 27 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Hampshire v Sussex, 1946 County Championship. CricketArchive. 27 November 2011.
  3. Web site: Teams Trevor Grant played for. CricketArchive. 27 November 2011.
  4. News: 'Dummy' on bed was dead training officer . 13 October 2023 . The Guardian Journal . 15 October 1957 . 2.