Emmerson Nathaniel Trotman (born 10 November 1954) is a former

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cricketer who played in the role of an allrounder. Trotman featured as right handed batsman for

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, the West Indies rebels and

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in his cricketing career. He later served as the head coach of the

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as well as Barbados.

Playing career

Born in Paradise Village, Christ Church,

, Trotman played for

from 1976 to 1983. He then joined the West Indies rebels, playing on their tours to

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. Due to the

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banning those said cricketers, Trotman's playing days for Barbados thus came to and end. He soon joined up with South African side

and 1989 he was named as a South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year. Trotman eventually featured for Border for a sum of eight seasons.

Coaching career

When his playing days came to a close Trotman became involved in coaching. He went on to obtain a Level 3 coaching certificate from

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along with a Level 4 coaching certificate from the

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. During 1996 he was appointed head coach of the

. With him at the helm, the Dutch won the 1998

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and the

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ICC Trophy. They also qualified for the

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and the 2003 World Cup. After eight years with the Dutch, Trotman eventually left the role in June 2005.

References

1954 births Living people Barbadian cricketers Barbados cricketers Border cricketers Barbadian cricket coaches Cricketers from Christ Church, Barbados Coaches of the Netherlands national cricket team {{Barbados-cricket-bio-stub