Kevin Brooks (cricketer)
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Kevin Graham Brooks is an English
cricket
er who played first class and one-day cricket for Derbyshire
in 1980 and 1981.
Brooks was born at Caversham, Berkshire
. He initially appeared in 1978 for Middlesex
's Second XI, in a defeat by Glamorgan, before moving to Hampshire
, where he played as a middle-order batsman until the end of the season. It was then he moved to Derbyshire, where he played in the Benson & Hedges Cup
competition of 1980, before playing a single first-class match in the County Championship season against Warwickshire. In the 1981 season
Brooks played one match in each of the John Player League and the Benson & Hedges Cup. He played mainly for Derbyshire Second XI in that season, and stayed with second the team until 1984. However he also played in the Second XI and Nat West Trophy side for Lincolnshire
in 1983 and for Suffolk
in the second XI and Nat West Trophy side in 1986 and 1987. Between 1987 and 2003 Brooks represented Suffolk in the Minor Counties Trophy and continued playing various matches until 2007.
Brooks was a right-handed batsman and played 2 innings in one first class match in which he made eight and five. He played 10 innings in 11 one-day matches with an average of 15.5 and a top score of 51. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler in the one day game but did not take a wicket.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
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...
er who played first class and one-day 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...
in 1980 and 1981.
Brooks was born at Caversham, Berkshire
Caversham, Berkshire
Caversham is a suburb and former village in the unitary authority of Reading, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, within the royal county of Berkshire, on the opposite bank from the rest of Reading...
. He initially appeared in 1978 for Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
's Second XI, in a defeat by Glamorgan, before moving to Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
, where he played as a middle-order batsman until the end of the season. It was then he moved to Derbyshire, where he played in the Benson & Hedges Cup
Benson & Hedges Cup
The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one-day cricket competition for first-class counties in England and Wales that was held from 1972 to 2002, one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals....
competition of 1980, before playing a single first-class match in the County Championship season against Warwickshire. In the 1981 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1981
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1981 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and ten years. It was the season when they won National Westminster Bank Trophy. They won ten matches in the John Player League to finish fourth...
Brooks played one match in each of the John Player League and the Benson & Hedges Cup. He played mainly for Derbyshire Second XI in that season, and stayed with second the team until 1984. However he also played in the Second XI and Nat West Trophy side for Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs, which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in 1983 and for Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
in the second XI and Nat West Trophy side in 1986 and 1987. Between 1987 and 2003 Brooks represented Suffolk in the Minor Counties Trophy and continued playing various matches until 2007.
Brooks was a right-handed batsman and played 2 innings in one first class match in which he made eight and five. He played 10 innings in 11 one-day matches with an average of 15.5 and a top score of 51. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler in the one day game but did not take a wicket.