David Charles Brooke-Taylor (15 June 1920 – 17 July 2000) was an English cricket

Cricket

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er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

 from 1947 to 1949.

Brooke-Taylor was born at Bakewell

Bakewell

Bakewell is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from 'Beadeca's Well'. It is the only town included in the Peak District National Park, and is well known for the local confection Bakewell Pudding...

, Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

. He started playing for Derbyshire in the second XI and for the Club and Ground in 1938, and continued doing so in 1939. After the war he played similar games but made his first class debut for Derbyshire against Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...

 in July 1947 as captain. He was standing in for Edward Gothard

Edward Gothard

Edward James Gothard was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1947 and 1948 and captained the side in both years....

 according to the Derbyshire tradition that the captain be an amateur. He scored 1 in the first innings and 38 in the second. He played two more first class matches that season, captaining one of them against Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

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 and making his top score of 61 not out against Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

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. In 1948 he played regularly in the County squad and in miscellaneous matches. In 1949 he played for the second XI in the Minor Counties Championship and in two final first class matches in August 1949.

Brooke Taylor was a right-hand batsman and played 26 innings in 15 first class matches at an average of 15.00 and a top score of 61 not out.

Brooke-Taylor died at Tremadoc

Tremadog

Tremadog is a village on the outskirts of Porthmadog, in Gwynedd, north west Wales. It was a planned settlement, founded by William Madocks, who bought the land in 1798...

, Gwynedd

Gwynedd

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 at the age of 80. His uncle Geoffrey Brooke-Taylor had also played for Derbyshire.