Anyone for Victor Trumper Day?
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
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Mike Coward, writing in the Weekend Australian, tells the story of David Strange, who wants to create a “Trumper Day”.
Strange, 36, married with a three-year-old son named Victor, after the master batsman of the Golden Age, refers to his Trumper passion as a magnificent obsession. "I have to refrain from talking about it all the time," he said.
That Trumper's name has faded from the consciousness of the contemporary cricket follower distresses Strange and he has the backing of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust to organise the inaugural Trumper Day for November 2.
"It is curious we have overlooked Trumper," Strange said. "It is time to consider what he achieved, to look at the photographs and piece together the way he batted and ask ourselves have we selected the right hero? While Don Bradman is deservedly loved and respected and will always have a place in the Australian psyche, there are other batsmen out there who can also fit the bill."
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo