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What we learn from Stroke of Genius that the picture has tended to obscure some of Victor Trumper’s achievements out in the middle. He examines not only the iconic photograph but also dives in to the life and legend of Trumper and tries to break down the man and the legend for those of us who never saw him play.
What we must remember is that the shot that turned Trumper into a cricketing icon was taken during the Ashes tour of 1905 at the Kennington Oval. If one looks at the picture closely, you are able to see the concentration on Trumper’s face as the famous ‘baggy green’ is pulled down in a poise of power ready for a long and hard drive.
It must be remembered that Trumper took the game of cricket from the slow, static game of the Victorian era, to a more modern game we recognise today. Throughout the book Haigh examines the evolution of cricket, and the popularity of the game in the Edwardian years right up to the death of Trumper in 1915 from Bright’s Disease.
This really is a truly wonderful book on one of the most iconic cricketers of all time and still a respected legend of Australian cricket even today.
20 x 13 cms, softback, 336 pages.
2017
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