Glenn Trimble

Who is Glenn Trimble?

Glenn Samuel Trimble is a former Queensland and Australian cricketer born in Brisbane, Queensland. Trimble played in 57 Sheffield Shield and other first-class matches for Queensland between 1982–83 and 1989–90 and two One Day International World Series Cup matches in Perth and Adelaide against New Zealand in 1985–86 under Allan Border.

The son of former Queensland cricket captain and opening batsman Sam Trimble who played 144 matches, Trimble attended Brisbane State High School and played in the cricket team.

Trimble first gained attention in 1982/83 as a middle-order batsman, scoring 116 for the Australian Under-19 cricket team against Pakistan and then scoring 135 for Queensland Colts against New South Wales. A batsman who preferred to play straight, and a part-time medium pace bowler, Trimble was a regular member of the Queensland side in the mid-1980s, and gained International selection in the 1985/86 season in the one-day team.