Frank Brooks (sportsman)

Frank Bertram Brooks (10 September 1884 – 19 August 1952) was a Southern Rhodesian sportsman who represented his country as a cricketer, a rugby union player and as a tennis player.[1]

Frank Brooks
Personal information
Full name
Frank Bertram Brooks
Born(1884-09-10)10 September 1884
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died19 August 1952(1952-08-19) (aged 67)
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1909/10–1922/23Rhodesia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 43
Batting average 14.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 28
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 April 2023

Biography

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Born in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India, on 10 September 1884, Frank Brooks was educated at Bedford School. He was a member of one of Southern Rhodesia's greatest sporting families, and the younger brother of Freddie Brooks OBE. He represented Southern Rhodesia in cricket, between 1909 and 1922, in rugby union and in tennis, and was Rhodesian men's doubles champion for twenty-one years, between 1910 and 1931.[2]

Frank Brooks died in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, on 19 August 1952, aged 67.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "CA details". Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. ^ Obituary, The Ousel, Vol.LVI, No.779, 13 December 1952, p.227
  3. ^ "Frank Brooks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2014.