Robert Philpot-Brookes

Robert Philpot-Brookes

Personal information
Full name	Robert Francis Hugh Philpot-Brookes
Born	11 August 1912 Fulham, London, England
Died	28 May 1940(1940-05-28) (aged 27) Mont-Saint-Éloi, Nord, France
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1938/1939	Europeans (India)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 185 Batting average 46.25 100s/50s 1/- Top score 17 Balls bowled 876 Wickets 11 Bowling average 42.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2020

Captain Robert Francis Hugh Philpot-Brookes (11 August 1912 – 28 May 1940) was a first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Born in Fulham in 1912, he was educated at King's College School in Wimbledon, joining the cricket team there.[1]

Joining the British Army, Philpot-Brookes was commissioned as an officer in the 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment and was posted to British India Whilst serving there, he took part in two first-class cricket matches representing Europeans, scoring a century during the former. In 1935, Philpot-Brookes also represented Punjab.[1][2]

In 1940, Philpot-Brookes, who had transferred to the 2nd Battalion, traveled to France to be part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). During the German invasion, Captain Philpot-Brookes was killed during the Battle of Dunkirk in a rearguard action at Mont-Saint-Éloi. He was buried at Bus House Cemetery.[1]

See also

• List of cricketers who were killed during military service

References

1. McCrery, Nigel (2011). The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two. Vol. 2nd volume. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1526706980.
2. Robert Philpot-Brookes at ESPNcricinfo

External links

• Philpot-Brookes at CWGC