Charles Brockway

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.

Charles Brockway
Personal information
Full name
Walter Charles Brockway
Born(1907-03-07)7 March 1907
Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Died15 June 1985(1985-06-15) (aged 78)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951/52Eastern Province
1948Berkshire
1929–1938Dorset
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 June 2011

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.[1] Following the Second World War, Brockway joined Berkshire County Cricket Club, making 7 appearances for the county in the 1946 Minor Counties Championship.[1]

He later played a single first-class match in South Africa for Eastern Province against Transvaal in 1952.[2] In this match he batted once, being dismissed for a duck by Llewellyn Heaney.[3]

Brockway also umpired in a single first-class match, between Ireland and Scotland in 1939.[4] He died in Harare, Zimbabwe on 15 June 1985.

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Brockway". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Brockway". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. "Eastern Province v Transvaal, 1951/52 Currie Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  4. "Charles Brockway as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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