Full Name

Thomas Francis Brooks

Born

March 28, 1919, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales

Died

July 16, 2007 (aged 88y 110d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Other

Umpire

Tom Brooks was a right-arm fast bowler who played 16 matches for New South Wales immediately after the war - he was described by Jack Pollard as "a spirited bowler who moved the ball appreciably in the air." He did not start his first-class umpiring career until relatively late - he was 48 - but within three years he had made his Test debut, standing in all but one of the Ashes Tests in 1970-71. When the Melbourne Test in that series wash washed out, the first-ever ODI was hastily arranged, and Brooks created a little piece of history when he stood with Lou Rowan. That series ended with the infamous Illingworth walk-off after Rowan had warned John Snow for intimidatory bowling. Brooks stood in all six Ashes Tests in 1974-75, and the Centenary Test in 1977, but he rather drifted off the international scene and ended his career when he retired immediately after officiating in the 1978-79 Ashes Test at Perth. He told the media that his mind and body were no longer co-ordinating. "In other words," The Cricketer observed, "his nerve had gone." His performance in that match had been poor. In all, Brooks umpired 92 first-class matches, including a season in England in 1977. He had a reputation for being soft on short-pitched fast bowling, but until his final match, had been well respected. He was awarded an Order of Australia medal for his services to cricket in 1985. Brooks passed away on July 16, 2007, after suffering from a short illness.
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Tom Brooks Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC16221019226*16.0000100

Bowling

FormatMatRunsWktsBBIAve5w10w
FC161463656/5422.5030

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatUmpire
Tests2424
ODIs22
FC4141
List A88
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Recent Matches of Tom Brooks

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
NSW vs Victoria150/17 & 1/4723-Jan-1953SydneyFC
NSW vs West Aust1 & 264/111 & 0/105-Dec-1952PerthFC
NSW vs South Aust11*2/37 & 2/7716-Feb-1952SydneyFC
NSW vs Queensland23*2/43 & 2/5229-Dec-1951SydneyFC
NSW vs South Aust2*5/54 & 3/9130-Nov-1951AdelaideFC

Debut/Last Matches of Tom Brooks

FC Matches

Span
1946/47 - 1952/53

Photos of Tom Brooks

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Tom Brooks gives Graeme Wood lbw to John Lever