Bill Brockwell
 Brockwell in about 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 January 1865 Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 July 1935 (aged 70) Richmond, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 24 August 1893 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 19 July 1899 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 30 December 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Brockwell (21 January 1865 – 1 July 1935) was an English
William Lockwood
carrying all before them, Brockwell had few opportunities until they declined. However, from 1897 onwards, he was a very useful bowler and took 105 wickets in the 1899 season when Richardson was out of form and Lockwood never fully fit. Even in 1902, he took six for 37 on an excellent pitch in the last match of the season against Warwickshire.
Born in
Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He declined a great deal in 1895, but from the following year up to 1899, formed a formidable batting trio with Bobby Abel and Tom Hayward that made Surrey invincible on the perfect Oval
pitches.
Brockwell played seven
Australia – one in 1893, five on the 1894/95 tour and a final match in 1899 – but was not a success at this level and averaged under 17 with a highest score of just 49. He played on for Surrey until 1903, but from 1900 his powers as a batsman declined severely and after two final first-class matches for London County
he retired from cricket.
Brockwell was homeless in his last years and he died in poverty at Richmond, Surrey.[1]
References
- ^ "Flight of fancy". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
External links
Media related to Bill Brockwell at Wikimedia Commons- Bill Brockwell at ESPNcricinfo
