About Charles Brockway
Lived 1907 – 1985 (aged 78). Charles Brockway was a British cricketer and cricket umpire.
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. Following the Second World War, Brockway joined Berkshire County Cricket Club, making 7 appearances for the county in the 1946 Minor Counties Championship. In this match he batted once, being dismissed for a duck by Llewellyn Heaney.
Brockway also umpired in a single first-class match, between Ireland and Scotland in 1939. He died in Harare, Zimbabwe on 15 June 1985.
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Who was Charles Brockway?
English cricketer (1907-1985)
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Charles Brockway was born on 7 March 1907 in Blandford Forum.
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Charles Brockway died on 15 June 1985 in Harare.
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Charles Brockway was a cricketer and cricket umpire.
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Charles Brockway was British.
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