 Trumble transferred to the Melbourne Cricket Club for the 1887 – 88 cricket season and was an immediate success . He took 36 wickets that season , finishing with an average of 6 @.@ 77 runs per wicket ; the best in the club , beating his teammate and Australian Test bowler Fred Spofforth . He made his first @-@ class cricket debut for Victoria that same season , selected to play against a touring English XI led by Middlesex batsman George Vernon . His first match for Victoria against Australian opposition was against New South Wales at the Melbourne Cricket Ground . Bowling with Spofforth , in the first innings Trumble took seven wickets for 52 runs . 
