'Close of Play'
Catalogue for the auction of items from the cricket collection of Chris Saunders
Held on Saturday 13th September 2025 at
The Leonardo Hotel, Gloucester Road, Cheltenham GL51 0TS
Lot 85
Estimate: £80/120
Hammer: £240
Albert Edwin Trott. Victoria, Middlesex, London County, Australia & England 1892-1910. Excellent ink signature of Trott, signed ‘Yours truly’, on paper piece, laid down. Rare early signature
Australian born, Albert Trott played for Victoria and Middlesex between 1892 and 1910. He also is one of few players to have played for both Australia, 3 Tests and England, 2 Tests. He committed suicide by shooting himself, having been ill for some time with little hope of recovery, in 1914. Trott is the only man to have succeeded in clearing the Lord’s pavilion. He struck a ball from Monty Noble clear over the roof whilst batting for MCC against the Australians on 31 July 1899.
The Leonardo Hotel, Gloucester Road, Cheltenham GL51 0TS
Lot 85
Estimate: £80/120
Hammer: £240
Australian born, Albert Trott played for Victoria and Middlesex between 1892 and 1910. He also is one of few players to have played for both Australia, 3 Tests and England, 2 Tests. He committed suicide by shooting himself, having been ill for some time with little hope of recovery, in 1914. Trott is the only man to have succeeded in clearing the Lord’s pavilion. He struck a ball from Monty Noble clear over the roof whilst batting for MCC against the Australians on 31 July 1899.