David Trotter (cricketer)

David North Trotter (24 May 1858 – 17 March 1912) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

David Trotter

Personal information
Full name	David North Trotter
Born	24 May 1858 Forkhill, Ireland
Died	17 March 1912(1912-03-17) (aged 53) Dublin, Ireland
Batting	Right-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 42 Batting average 21.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 33 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2018

Trotter was born at Forkhill in County Down in May 1858. He played minor matches for Ireland and Dublin University Cricket Club in the 1870s,^[1] where he had some success, scoring a century at College Park in 1876 against a United South of England Eleven featuring W. G. Grace, James Southerton and James Lillywhite.^[2] Impressed by his performance, Grace invited him to play for the North of England in the annual North v South fixture.^[3] He played in the 1877 fixture at Chelsea, in what would be his only appearance in first-class cricket.^[4] Trotter played as an opening batsman. He toured North America with the Gentlemen of Ireland in 1879, and continued to play minor matches for Ireland until 1890.^[1] He died at a private hospital in Dublin in March 1912, following a long illness.^[5]