Louis Brunton
Appearance
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Full name | Louis Richard Brunton | ||||||||||||||
Born | Christchurch, New Zealand | 29 December 1891||||||||||||||
Died | 23 March 1934 St Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 42)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1913–14 to 1925–26 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 January 2023 |
Louis Richard Brunton (29 December 1891 – 23 March 1934) was a New Zealand cricketer. A wicket-keeper and useful lower-order batsman, he played in fifteen first-class matches for Canterbury from 1913 to 1926.[1][2]
Brunton served overseas as a medical orderly with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I.[3] He worked for the Para Rubber Company in Christchurch. He died at home in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans in March 1934 after being ill for some weeks. He was survived by his wife, Jessie.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Louis Brunton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Louis Brunton". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Louis Brunton". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Sportsman's Death". Star: 8. 23 March 1934.
- ^ "Late Mr. R. Brunton". Star: 11. 24 March 1934.