Background
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of former Queensland cricket captain and opening batsman Sam Trimble, Glenn Trimble attended Brisbane State High School and played in the cricket team
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of former Queensland cricket captain and opening batsman Sam Trimble, Glenn Trimble attended Brisbane State High School and played in the cricket team
Trimble first gained attention in the 1982/83 cricket season as a middle-order batsman, scoring 116 for the Australia Under-19 cricket team against the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team, followed by 135 for Queensland Colts against New South Wales. Trimble"s good form in the 1985/86 Australian cricket season led to his selection in the Australian One Day International (ODI) side against the touring New Zealand cricket team In his ODI debut at Perth"s WACA Ground as a replacement for the injured Dave Gilbert, Trimble dropped a catch, bowled four wicketless overs for an expensive 32 runs, although a catch was dropped off his bowling.
He then batted at number eight and was not out zero facing three balls.
After being omitted from Australia"s next match against India, Trimble was recalled for the following match against New Zealand in Adelaide, replacing fellow Queenslander Greg Ritchie. He batted at number four, scoring a boundary off the first delivery, before being caught off the bowling of Richard Hadlee on the following ball.
He did not bowl. Trimble played in 57 Sheffield Shield and other first-class matches for Queensland by his retirement in 1989-1990 aged.
In the 1987-1988 season he combined for a Queensland record fifth-wicket stand of 231 with Allan Border. Trimble was a noted big hitter at first grade level for South Brisbane.
He is reputed to have hit a six in a first grade Final at the Gabba which went over the old Clem Jones Stand and landed in a car park on the southern side of Stanley Street.