Richard Brooke (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Richard Brooke (cricketer)

cricketer

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1909

Place of Birth: Eton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-May-1973

Profession: Anglican priest, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Richard Brooke (cricketer)

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  • Richard Hubert John Brooke (6 June 1909 – 3 May 1973) was an English cricketer and clergyman.
  • Brooke was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
  • He was born in Eton, then in Buckinghamshire. He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford, where he played for the school cricket team.
  • Brooke had made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1929 against the Surrey Second XI.
  • He later undertook studies at Oxford University.
  • It was for Gloucestershire that he made his first-class debut for, incidentally against Oxford University Cricket Club.
  • He batted once in this match, scoring 37 runs before being dismissed by Tuppy Owen-Smith.
  • Immediately following this match, he made his only first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Oxford University.
  • Once more he batted just once in the match, scoring 27 runs before having his innings ended by Evelyn Wellings.
  • He also took his maiden first-class wicket in this match, that of future South African Test cricketer Alan Melville.
  • Having played against the university in 1931, he proceeded to make 2 appearances for the university in that same season, against the Army and Surrey.
  • He played 11 further first-class matches for the university, all in 1932, with the last of them coming in the University Match against Cambridge University.
  • A prolific batsman for the university, he scored 810 runs at an average of 45.00, with a highest score of 140.
  • This score, one of four centuries he made, came against the Marylebone Cricket Club.
  • With the ball, he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 25.11, with best figures of 3/7. While at Oxford, Brooke continued to play Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire, which was the case after he left Oxford.
  • Playing for Buckinghamshire allowed him to play first-class cricket for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he made his debut for against Oxford University in 1933.
  • He made 2 further first-class appearances for the team, against the touring West Indians in 1933, and the touring South Africans in 1935.
  • In his 3 first-class matches for the team, he scored 169 runs at an average of 28.16, with a high score of 125.
  • This score came against Oxford University in 1933, meaning all his first-class centuries came either for or against Oxford University.
  • He also took 4 wickets for the Minor Counties, which came at an average of 9.50, with best figures of 3/11.
  • Brooke continued to play for Buckinghamshire until 1939, making a total of 51 Minor Counties Championship appearances.During his life he served as a master at Shrewsbury School for over 30 years, as well as a Rector at Great Canfield, Essex, a position he held from 1969 to his death in 1973.

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