Trevor John Duncan Grant (24 May 1926 – 10 October 1957) was an English

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er. Grant was a right-handed opening batsman. He was born at Charlwood,

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. Grant made a single first-class appearance for

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against Hampshire at

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in the 1946 County Championship. In Sussex's first-innings, he was dismissed for a duck by Lofty Herman. In their second-innings, he was dismissed for 6 runs by the same bowler. This was his only major appearance for Sussex. Outside of cricket, Grant served in the Royal Navy, having attended the Britannia Royal Naval College in 1942. He died at Shotley Gate,

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on 10 October 1957. Serving as a physical training officer for RNTE Shotley, Grant killed himself with a shotgun in his quarters.

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