Charles Brockway

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Charles Brockway
Personal information
Full nameWalter Charles Brockway
Born(1907-03-07)7 March 1907
Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Died15 June 1985(1985-06-15) (aged 78)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951/52 Eastern Province
1948 Berkshire
1929–1938 Dorset
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches1
Runs scored0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s–/–
Top score0
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 June 2011

Walter Charles Brockway (7 May 1907 – 15 June 1985) was an English cricketer. Brockway was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Blandford Forum, Dorset.

Brockway made his debut for Dorset in the 1929 Minor Counties Championship against Devon. He played Minor counties cricket for Dorset from 1929 to 1938, making 70 appearances. [1] Following the Second World War, Brockway joined Berkshire County Cricket Club, making 7 appearances for the county in the 1946 Minor Counties Championship. [1]

He later played a single first-class match in South Africa for Eastern Province against Transvaal in 1952. [2] In this match he batted once, being dismissed for a duck by Llewellyn Heaney. [3]

Brockway also umpired in a single first-class match, between Ireland and Scotland in 1939. [4] He died in Harare, Zimbabwe on 15 June 1985.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Brockway". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Brockway". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. "Eastern Province v Transvaal, 1951/52 Currie Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  4. "Charles Brockway as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.