 In 1899 , aged 31 , Trumble met and fell in love with Florence Christian , aged 19 from Queensland . The couple were married in 1902 , with the wedding timed to allow a honeymoon trip accompanying the Australian cricket tour of England . An injury to his thumb freed Trumble from cricket commitments for a while , to his new wife 's delight . Together , the couple had eight children ; six sons and two daughters . One son , Robert , a renowned musician and writer , dedicated his first book , The Golden Age of Cricket , to his father . Trumble died aged 71 , from a heart attack in his home in the Melbourne eastern suburb of Hawthorn . 
