Walter Seabrook

Walter George Seabrook (12 February 1904 – 13 June 1988) was an English cricketer. Seabrook was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Brockworth, Gloucestershire and was educated at Haileybury, where he represented the college cricket team.[1]

Walter Seabrook
Personal information
Full nameWalter George Seabrook
Born(1904-02-12)12 February 1904
Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England
Died13 June 1988(1988-06-13) (aged 84)
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RelationsFrederick Seabrook (brother)
Archibald Spens (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Balls bowled 12
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2011

Seabrook made his only first-class appearance for Gloucestershire against Kent in the 1928 County Championship.[2] In this match he was dismissed for a duck twice, while with the ball he bowled 2 wicket-less overs.[3] The following year he married Margaret Joan Spens, the couple would go on to have three children.[4] Seabrook later served in World War II, by December 1944 he held the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Gloucestershire Regiment.[5] On 30 May 1945, Seabrook relinquished his commission and left the army.[6] He later died in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire on 13 June 1988.

His brother-in-law, Archibald Spens, played a single first-class match for the Europeans in the British Raj, while his brother, Frederick, played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Cambridge University.

References
  1. "Teams Walter Seabrook played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Walter Seabrook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. "Kent v Gloucestershire, 1928 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  4. "Spens history". www.nathanielspens.com. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  5. "No. 36962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 1945. p. 1194.
  6. "No. 37178". The London Gazette. 13 July 1945. p. 3663.
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