 To aid his convalescence , the Postmaster @-@ General 's Department — Trott 's employer — transferred him to the post office at Bendigo in central Victoria . In 1902 – 03 , he turned up uninvited to a Bendigo United Cricket Club practice session and asked to join in . He played five first @-@ class matches during 1903 – 04 , scoring 268 runs at an average of 26 @.@ 80 and taking 13 wickets at 23 @.@ 53 runs each . In his final appearance of the season , he led Victoria against Plum Warner 's touring English team . He captained the Carlton club for two seasons , before spending two seasons with Fitzroy . During the 1907 – 08 season , he led XVIII of Bendigo against the touring English team and made a farewell first @-@ class appearance against the tourists for Victoria . Opening the bowling , Trott returned 5 / 116 , including the wickets of England 's leading batsmen Jack Hobbs and George Gunn . Trott later returned to South Melbourne , where he played until the age of 44 . He led the club on a tour of New Zealand in 1912 – 13 and in the next season ( his last ) he topped the club 's batting and bowling averages , for the fifth time as a batsman and the third time as a bowler . 
