About James Brook
Lived 1897 – 1989 (aged 92). James Brook was a British cricketer.
James William Brook (1 February 1897 – 3 March 1989) was an English first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire against Glamorgan at Bramall Lane, Sheffield in 1923.
Born in Ossett, Yorkshire, England, Brook was a right-handed batsman, he scored a duck in his only innings, and did not bowl his right arm medium pace. Yorkshire won by an innings. He played for Yorkshire Second XI from 1921 to 1924, and for the Yorkshire Council in 1920. Brook played for his home town side for many years.
Brook died at the age of 92, in March 1989 in Selby, Yorkshire.
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Who was James Brook?
English County cricketer (1897-1989)
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James Brook was born on 1 February 1897.
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James Brook died on 3 March 1989.
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James Brook was a cricketer.
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James Brook was British.
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