| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 May 1887 Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 20 January 1982 (aged 94) Burnie, Tasmania, Australia |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1909/10 | Tasmania |
Source: Cricinfo, 19 January 2016 | |
Keith Raymond Westbrook (28 May 1887 – 20 January 1982) was an Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm bowler who played for Tasmania. He was born in Scottsdale and died in Burnie. [1]
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.
The Tasmanian cricket team, nicknamed the Tigers, represents the Australian state of Tasmania in cricket. They compete annually in the Australian domestic senior men's cricket season, which consists of the first-class Sheffield Shield and the limited overs Matador BBQs One-Day Cup.
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Westbrook made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1909-10 season, against Victoria. From the lower order, he scored 35 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 25 runs in the second. Westbrook had figures of 0-51 from 16 overs of bowling.
The Victoria cricket team, who were named Victorian Bushrangers between 1995 and 2018, is an Australian first-class cricket team based in Melbourne, Victoria. The Victoria cricket team, which first played in 1851, represents the state of Victoria in the Sheffield Shield first-class competition and the JLT One Day Cup competition. The team shares home matches between the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Junction Oval.
His uncle and his brother also played first-class cricket for Tasmania.
