Alfred Brooks (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1846
Place of Birth: Sutton in Ashfield, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 20-Nov-1911
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Alfred Brooks (cricketer)
- Alfred James Brooks (24 March 1846 – 20 November 1911) was an English cricketer.
- Brooks was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
- He was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. Brooks made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire in 1877, both against Surrey.
- In his first match at Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat first, making 150 all out, with Brooks scoring 6 runs before he was dismissed by James Southerton.
- In response, Surrey made 103 all out in their first-innings, with Brooks taking the wickets of George Elliott and Allen Chandler to finish with figures of 2/10 from twelve overs.
- Responding in their second-innings, Nottinghamshire made 120 all out, with Brooks being dismissed for 3 runs by George Strachan.
- In their second-innings, Surrey made 149 all out, with Brooks taking the wickets of Harry Jupp and Chandler, to finish with figures of 2/30 from 26.1 overs.
- Nottinghamshire won the match by 18 runs.
- In the return fixture at The Oval, Surrey won the toss and elected to bat, making 250 all out in their first-innings, during which Brooks took the wicket of George Jones to finish with figures of 1/45 from 32.1 overs.
- Nottinghamshire could then only manage just 97 all out in their first-innings, with him ending the innings not out on 1.
- Forced to follow-on in their second-innings, Nottinghamshire were dismissed for 247, with Brooks himself dismissed for a duck by Ted Barratt.
- Requiring 95 for victory, Surrey reached their target with three wickets to spare.He died at the town of his birth on 20 November 1911.
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