Trumper was only 37 when he passed away and as Australia's first genuine star batsman his death was observed throughout the British Empire. "He's recognised in the pantheon of Australia's great Test cricketers," Waugh said. "He was potentially our first ever great Test batsman and is ranked highly in the echelon of the baggy green. I was lucky enough that when I did a book signing in Tasmania a few years ago someone gave me a signed photo of Victor Trumper, it had been handed down through the family and there was no one left to pass it on to and it was given to me, something I'm grateful for. "He was a pioneer in the way he played, he was respected and obviously was a great player to watch - he was a standout player in his era and he's stood the test of time because we're still talking about him." "He was a big hitter and I can only imagine what he'd have been like with one of the big bats the players use now. "I think he was ahead of his time and his aggressive batting changed the game." Trumper, who was also one of the founding fathers of rugby league in 1908, was plagued by poor health throughout his career - including the 1903-04 Ashes series when he scored 1, 185, 74, 35, 113, 59, 7, 12, 88 and 0 in the five Tests. However, his reputation as a decent person who'd do such things as stand outside the public entrance at the SCG to give children their admission has never been tainted over the years. "He was a very generous man which relates to he was hopeless in business," Armstrong said. "He [owned a sports store and] was forever giving things away."

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