Walter George Seabrook (12 February 1904 – 13 June 1988) was an English cricketer. Seabrook was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Brockworth, Gloucestershire and was educated at Haileybury, where he represented the college cricket team.[1]

Walter Seabrook
Personal information
Full name
Walter George Seabrook
Born(1904-02-12)12 February 1904
Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England
Died13 June 1988(1988-06-13) (aged 84)
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RelationsFrederick Seabrook (brother)
Archibald Spens (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Balls bowled 12
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2011

Seabrook made his only first-class appearance for Gloucestershire against Kent in the 1928 County Championship.[2] In this match he was dismissed for a duck twice, while with the ball he bowled 2 wicket-less overs.[3] The following year he married Margaret Joan Spens, the couple would go on to have three children.[4] Seabrook later served in World War II, by December 1944 he held the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Gloucestershire Regiment.[5] On 30 May 1945, Seabrook relinquished his commission and left the army.[6] He later died in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire on 13 June 1988.

His brother-in-law, Archibald Spens, played a single first-class match for the Europeans in the British Raj, while his brother, Frederick, played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Cambridge University.

References

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  1. ^ "Teams Walter Seabrook played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Walter Seabrook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Kent v Gloucestershire, 1928 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Spens history". www.nathanielspens.com. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  5. ^ "No. 36962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 1945. p. 1194.
  6. ^ "No. 37178". The London Gazette. 13 July 1945. p. 3663.
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