Harry Bromfield
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| Full name | Harry Dudley Bromfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 1932 Mossel Bay, Cape Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 December 2020 (aged 88) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 8 December 1961 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 July 1965 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Dudley Bromfield (26 June 1932 – 27 December 2020)[1] was a South African cricketer who played in nine Test matches between 1961 and 1965.
A tail-end batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler, Bromfield succeeded Hugh Tayfield in the South African team but had limited success in Test matches. His best figures were 5 for 88 (off 57.2 overs) against England at Cape Town in 1964–65.[2] He toured England in 1965, playing his last Test in the First Test at Lord's.[3][4]
He played for Western Province from 1956–57 to 1965–66, then returned for one last match in 1968–69. His best figures were 7 for 60 against Transvaal in 1960–61.[5] In 1962–63, also against Transvaal, he took 5 for 100 and 5 for 64, for match figures of 76.4–25–164–10.[6] In his most successful season, 1960–61, he took 35 wickets at an average of 17.45.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry Bromfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ South Africa v England, Cape Town 1964–65
- ^ "1st Test, London, Jul 22 – Jul 27 1965, South Africa tour of England". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Test Matches played by Harry Bromfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Western Province v Transvaal 1960–61". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Western Province v Transvaal 1962–63". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Harry Bromfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2021.