 Trumble spent part of his early life in the western Victorian town of Ararat before returning to Melbourne , settling in suburban Camberwell . He was educated at Hawthorn Grammar School and played his early cricket for Kew Cricket Club . Encouraging his sons ' early love of cricket , William Trumble — a keen cricketer who bowled leg breaks for South Melbourne Cricket Club — set out a cricket pitch at the family home . He placed a feather on a good length and urged his sons to aim at it when bowling . Known for his accuracy , Hugh later said , " Of course I couldn 't repeatedly hit the feather , but I soon reached the stage when I was always pretty close to it " 
