Eric Brotherton
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| Full name | Eric James Brotherton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1938 Ventersburg, Orange Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 to 1960-61 | Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963-64 to 1969-70 | North Eastern Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eric James Brotherton (born 7 May 1938, Ventersburg, Orange Free State, South Africa) is a former South African cricketer and squash player.
He made his first-class debut in 1959-60, opening the batting for Eastern Province with his captain Geoff Dakin and scoring 215 runs at an average of 23.88 with most of his innings exceeding 20 but with a top score of 33.[1] In 1960-61, when Eastern Province had their best season in the Currie Cup, finishing second with four wins from six matches, Brotherton scored 336 runs at 30.54.[2] He also played a match for South African Universities, hitting 164 not out, the record score for the Universities, against Western Province, putting on 227 for the fourth wicket with Colin Bland.[3]
After a two-season gap he played for North Eastern Transvaal in 1963-64, leading the team's aggregates and averages with 308 runs at 30.80.[4] He captained North Eastern Transvaal in 1964-65. When North Eastern Transvaal won Section B of the Currie Cup in 1965-66 he made 376 runs at 41.77,[5] scoring 111 in the first match of the season.[6] He played on with less success until 1969-70.
In the 1960s he played squash for South Africa.[7]
References
- ^ Eric Brotherton batting by season
- ^ Eastern Province batting, Currie Cup 1960-61
- ^ Western Province v South African Universities 1960-61
- ^ North Eastern Transvaal batting, Currie Cup 1963-64
- ^ North Eastern Transvaal batting, Currie Cup 1965-66
- ^ North Eastern Transvaal v Transvaal B 1965-66
- ^ SquashSA website Archived 2014-08-14 at archive.today Retrieved 8 August 2014.
External links
- Eric Brotherton at ESPNcricinfo
- Eric Brotherton at CricketArchive (subscription required)
