 On his return to Australia , Trott 's batting continued to improve . He scored 172 runs for an Australian XI against New South Wales , his maiden century in first @-@ class cricket . The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the innings " ... stamped him as a batsman of the highest class " . In first @-@ class matches , Trott posted 507 runs ( at 39 @.@ 00 average ) and claimed 25 wickets ( at 17 @.@ 44 average ) for the summer , and hit a double century in a club match against Melbourne . Another good all @-@ round season in 1889 – 90 ensured his place for the next trip to England . 
