 " The first of the great off spinners of the Test @-@ match age " , in 32 Tests , Trumble took 141 wickets at an average of just over 20 runs per wicket . He took 5 wickets in an innings on nine occasions and 10 wickets in a match three times . On retirement , he had taken more wickets in Test cricket than any other player ; a record he held for nearly 10 years until surpassed by Sydney Barnes . It wasn 't until Dennis Lillee 75 years later that anyone was able to better Trumble 's 141 wickets against England . While mainly a bowler , Trumble batted well enough to make 851 runs in Test cricket at an average of 19 @.@ 79 with a highest score of 70 . Trumble was also prolific at first @-@ class level . He took 929 wickets , including 5 wickets in an innings on 69 occasions , and as a batsman , he made 5 @,@ 395 runs with three centuries and a highest score of 107 . For Melbourne Cricket Club , he took just under 400 wickets and scored more than 3 @,@ 000 runs ; winning the club best bowling average on six occasions and the best batting average once . 
