Charles Brutton
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Charles Phipps Brutton was an amateur English
cricketer
. Brutton was a right-handed batsman.
Brutton made his first-class
debut for Hampshire
in 1921 against Lancashire
. From 1921 to 1930 Brutton would play in 81 first-class matches for the club. Brutton's final first-class appearance came in June during the 1930 County Championship
against Yorkshire
. In his 81 first-class matches for Hampshire, Brutton scored 2,052 runs at an average of 17.84. Brutton made eight half-centuries and one century, which yielded his highest score of 119*
. He also played a single first-class appearance for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players
fixture of 1927.
In 1934, Brutton made two Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire
against a Lancashire Second XI
and Denbighshire
. In 1935, he joined Denbighshire
, representing them in two Minor Counties Championship matches against Durham
and Northumberland
. From 1937 to 1938, Brutton represented Dorset
. He made one appearance against Devon
in 1937 and two appearances in 1938 against Wiltshire
and Devon. After the 1938 English cricket season Brutton retired from representative cricket.
Brutton died in Ticehurst House
, Sussex
on 11 May 1964 after a long illness.
represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1904. His uncle Ernest Brutton played in two first-class matches.
English people
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cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Brutton was a right-handed batsman.
Brutton made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for 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...
in 1921 against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
. From 1921 to 1930 Brutton would play in 81 first-class matches for the club. Brutton's final first-class appearance came in June during the 1930 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
. In his 81 first-class matches for Hampshire, Brutton scored 2,052 runs at an average of 17.84. Brutton made eight half-centuries and one century, which yielded his highest score of 119*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. He also played a single first-class appearance for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
fixture of 1927.
In 1934, Brutton made two Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire 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 Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
against a Lancashire Second XI
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
and Denbighshire
Denbighshire County Cricket Club
Denbighshire County Cricket Club was a county cricket club based in the historic Welsh county of Denbighshire, that played in the Minor Counties Championship for five seasons from 1930 to 1935 . The side was unsuccessful, and in its final season it lost each of its eight matches, six of them by an...
. In 1935, he joined Denbighshire
Denbighshire County Cricket Club
Denbighshire County Cricket Club was a county cricket club based in the historic Welsh county of Denbighshire, that played in the Minor Counties Championship for five seasons from 1930 to 1935 . The side was unsuccessful, and in its final season it lost each of its eight matches, six of them by an...
, representing them in two Minor Counties Championship matches against Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
and Northumberland
Northumberland County Cricket Club
Northumberland 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 Northumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. From 1937 to 1938, Brutton represented Dorset
Dorset County Cricket Club
Dorset 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 Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He made one appearance against Devon
Devon County Cricket Club
Devon 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 Devon and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
in 1937 and two appearances in 1938 against Wiltshire
Wiltshire County Cricket Club
Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
and Devon. After the 1938 English cricket season Brutton retired from representative cricket.
Brutton died in Ticehurst House
Ticehurst
Ticehurst is both a village and a large civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The parish lies in the upper reaches of both the River Teise before it enters Bewl Water and in the upper reaches of the River Rother flowing to the south-east...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
on 11 May 1964 after a long illness.
Family
Brutton's father Septimus BruttonSeptimus Brutton
Septimus Brutton was an English cricketer. Brutton was a right-handed batsman.Brutton represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1904 against Yorkshire.Brutton died in Marylebone, London on 29 September 1933....
represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1904. His uncle Ernest Brutton played in two first-class matches.
External links
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