Trevor Laughlin
{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1951)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Trevor Laughlin
| image =
| country = Australia
| fullname = Trevor John Laughlin
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|1|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Nyah West, Victoria, Australia
| heightm =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = All-rounder
| family = Ben Laughlin (son)
| international = true
| testdebutdate = 31 March
| testdebutyear = 1978
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 296
| lasttestdate = 1 December
| lasttestyear = 1978
| lasttestagainst = England
| odidebutdate = 22 February
| odidebutyear = 1978
| odidebutagainst = West Indies
| odicap = 42
| lastodidate = 11 December
| lastodiyear = 1979
| lastodiagainst = England
| club1 = Victoria
| year1 = {{nowrap|1974/75–1980/81}}
| columns = 4
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 87
| bat avg1 = 17.40
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 35
| deliveries1 = 516
| wickets1 = 6
| bowl avg1 = 43.66
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/101
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = ODI
| matches2 = 6
| runs2 = 105
| bat avg2 = 26.25
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 74
| deliveries2 = 308
| wickets2 = 8
| bowl avg2 = 28.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/54
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 58
| runs3 = 2,770
| bat avg3 = 32.58
| 100s/50s3 = 1/19
| top score3 = 113
| deliveries3 = 6,811
| wickets3 = 99
| bowl avg3 = 31.92
| fivefor3 = 3
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/38
| catches/stumpings3 = 40/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 19
| runs4 = 345
| bat avg4 = 23.00
| 100s/50s4 = 0/1
| top score4 = 74
| deliveries4 = 799
| wickets4 = 14
| bowl avg4 = 39.07
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 3/54
| catches/stumpings4 = 7/–
| date = 15 April
| year = 2009
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1558/1558.html CricketArchive
}}
Trevor John Laughlin (born 30 January 1951) is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches and six One Day Internationals from 1978 to 1979.
In addition, Laughlin was also an Australian rules footballer who played for Mordialloc Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).Atkinson, p. 183.
Laughlin's son Ben has also played international cricket for Australia.{{Cite web |url=http://content.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/player/6261.html |title=Trevor Laughlin player profile |work=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=13 March 2009 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090406093205/http://content.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/player/6261.html| archivedate= 6 April 2009 | url-status= live}}
Career
Laughlin made his first class debut in 1974-75 against South Australia.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110635687 |title=Two new players to tour |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=49 |issue=13,981 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=4 February 1975 |accessdate=20 August 2023 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} He scored a 50 and took five wickets. He made 71 in his next game against Western Australia and 52 against Queensland.
Laughlin was a regular for Victoria for the 1975-76 season. He made 482 runs at 30 including his debut first class century, 113, and took 9 wickets at 56.
For the 1976-77 summer, Laughlin made 296 runs at 25 and took 11 wickets at 37.
In 1977-78 a number of key Australian players signed up for World Series Cricket. Laughlin had a very strong domestic season, with 497 runs at an average of 49.7 and 20 wickets at 29. These efforts saw him picked to tour the West Indies with the Australian side.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131710934 |title=Five dropped for next Test TOURING TEAM |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=52 |issue=14,990 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=21 January 1978 |accessdate=20 August 2023 |page=1 (SPORTS SECTION) |via=National Library of Australia}}
"It's fantastic news and I'm very happy," said Laughlin.{{cite news|title=Yallop thrilled at test recall|newspaper=The Age|date=21 January 1978|page= 39}}
=International cricketer=
Laughlin scored 60 for Australia against Leeward Islands then took five wickets against Barbados. He then took 5-137 against Guyana. Laughlin was picked in the third test replacing Jim Higgs.
Laughlin had a good debut. He took 1-34 in the first innings, and made 21 in Australia's first innings, helping the side recover from a week position. Laughin went wicketless in Australia's second innings but contributed with the bat, taking Australia from 6-290 to 7-338 (Australia needed 362 to win).{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110890955 |title=Australia wins third Test |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=52 |issue=15,553 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=6 April 1978 |accessdate=20 August 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Injuries to Wayne Clark and Ian Callen saw Laughlin selected again in the fifth test. He scored 35 and took 5-101.
Laughlin had reasonable form in 1978-79, including 73 against Western Australia. He was picked in the first test against England but did not have a strong game, taking no wickets and being dismissed twice cheaply.
Laughlin was part of the Victorian team that won the Sheffield Shield that summer. He was recalled for the first test against Pakistan. "What recent performance of his clinched his resurrection," wrote Bill O'Reilly. "I would like to know?" {{cite news|first=Bill|last=O'Reilly|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 March 1979|page= 32|title=Team building sadly missing}} He fell injured prior to the game and was replaced by Wayne Clark. Laughlin was picked in the second test but was made 12th man.
Laughlin did play several ODIs that summer. His innings of 15 off 11 balls helped Australia to a rare victory over England in the 4th ODI and he took 2 wickets in the 5th ODI.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250176408 |title=Test discards star |newspaper=Papua New Guinea Post-courier |volume= |location=International, Australia |date=5 February 1979 |accessdate=20 August 2023 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Laughlin was selected in the Australian squad for the 1979 World Cup. He only played one game, taking 2-38 against England.
Laughlin played one ODI over the 1979-80 summer and scored 74.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250584308 |title=Aust crash again on easy pitch |newspaper=Papua New Guinea Post-courier |volume= |location=International, Australia |date=12 December 1979 |accessdate=20 August 2023 |page=35 |via=National Library of Australia}} He was not picked for any other international games although he did win another Sheffield Shield with Victoria in 1979-80.
=Later career=
Laughlin played one more season of first class cricket, in 1980-81.
In March 1984 he won the Jack Ryder Medal
References
{{Reflist}}
Sources
- Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. {{ISBN|0 86788 009 0}}.
{{Australia Squad 1979 Cricket World Cup}}
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