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	7 March 1907 Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Died	15 June 1985 (aged 78) Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951/52	Eastern Province
1948	Berkshire
1929–1938	Dorset
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.

External links

• Charles Brockway at ESPNcricinfo
• Charles Brockway at CricketArchive