Horace Brearley

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Horace Brearley (26 June 1913[1] – 14 August 2007[2]) was an English cricketer and schoolmaster.

Born in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, Brearley represented Yorkshire as a right-handed batsman in 1937 and Middlesex in 1949.[1] He also played for Yorkshire Men's Hockey team whilst in Sheffield.[3]

After obtaining a B.Sc. from the University of Leeds, he was a teacher at King Edward VII School in Sheffield from 1937 to 1946,[4] interrupted by wartime service as Instructor Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R.[5] He left Sheffield in 1946,[6] to take up a teaching post at the City of London School. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his last years.

His son,[1] Mike Brearley, captained Middlesex and England at cricket.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Player Profile: Horace Brearley from Cricinfo
  2. ^ Yorkshire County Cricket Club website
  3. ^ KES Magazine, March 1939
  4. ^ KES Magazine, Dec 1937
  5. ^ KES Magazine, March 1941
  6. ^ List of masters in KES Magazine, Summer 1955

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