 In February 1900 , Trott played in a cricket match for the asylum team against the North Melbourne Rovers club . To the astonishment of his treating doctors and his teammates , he scored 98 runs in 40 minutes , including 20 fours and a six . While the doctors remained cautious about his chances of recovery , Trott played in further matches against other visiting teams and in April 1900 , he took a hat @-@ trick against a team from the Commercial Travellers Association . Declared to be " recovered " , Trott was discharged after spending 400 days at Kew Asylum . He returned to the South Melbourne team and captained Victoria against Tasmania at Launceston ( taking eight wickets ) during the 1900 – 01 season , but otherwise failed to recapture the form that made him captain of his country . 
