Background
He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
Trend was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. Trend made his debut for Lincolnshire in the 1997 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Hertfordshire. Trend played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1997 to 2000, which included 32 Minor Counties Championship matches and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
He made his List A debut against Derbyshire in the 1997 National Westminster Trophy.
He played 4 further List A matches for Lincolnshire, the last coming against Lancashire in the 2000 National Westminster Trophy. In his 5 matches, he scored 94 runs at an average of 18.00, while behind the stumps he took 5 catches and made a single stumping.
He scored his only half century when he made 53 against the Netherlands in the 2000 National Westminster Trophy.