Bertie Brownlow
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Bertie Brownlow was a Tasmanian cricket
player, who played first class cricket for Tasmania
eight times between the 1952-53 season until the 1956-57 season. Despite his small stature, he was an agile wicket-keeper
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Brownlow captained
the Tasmanian side on two occasions in the 1956-57 season, but Tasmania lost both of those matches. Following his career as a player, Brownlow became a selector for the Tasmanian state side, and went on to serve as an administrator for the Tasmanian Cricket Association for many years, eventually serving as chairman of the TCA.
Bertie Brownlow died in his home in Hobart, Tasmania on October 22, 2004, aged 84 years and 155 days.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
player, who played first class cricket for Tasmania
Tasmanian Tigers
The Tasmanian cricket team, nicknamed the Tigers, represents the Australian state of Tasmania in cricket tournaments. They compete annually in the Australian domestic senior men's cricket season, which currently consists of the first-class Sheffield Shield, the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and...
eight times between the 1952-53 season until the 1956-57 season. Despite his small stature, he was an agile wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
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Brownlow captained
Tasmanian cricket captains
The Australian state of Tasmania has one of the longest traditions of cricket-playing in the southern hemisphere. Cricket is recorded as having first been played in Tasmania very shortly after the arrival of British settlers on the island on 12 September 1803, however it wasn't until nearly fifty...
the Tasmanian side on two occasions in the 1956-57 season, but Tasmania lost both of those matches. Following his career as a player, Brownlow became a selector for the Tasmanian state side, and went on to serve as an administrator for the Tasmanian Cricket Association for many years, eventually serving as chairman of the TCA.
Bertie Brownlow died in his home in Hobart, Tasmania on October 22, 2004, aged 84 years and 155 days.