Roy Westbrook
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Austin Westbrook |
| Born | 3 January 1889 Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 7 August 1961 (aged 72) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Batsman |
| Relations |
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| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1910/11–1913/14 | Tasmania |
| 1914/15–1921/22 | Otago |
Source: CricInfo, 20 January 2016 | |
Roy Austin Westbrook (3 January 1889 – 7 August 1961) was an Australian-born cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Tasmania between the 1910–11 and 1913–14 seasons and 11 matches in New Zealand for Otago between 1914–15 and 1921–22.[1]
Westbrook was born at Scottsdale in Tasmania in 1889 and educated at Launceston Grammar School.[2] He played cricket for teams representing the North of Tasmania from 1908–09, as had a number of members of his extended family, before making his first-class debut for the Tasmanian side in 1910–11.[3][4] On debut he made scores of 16 and 14 against the touring South African Test side in January 1911. He played twice more for the Tasmanian team, a 1911–12 match against Victoria and a 1913–14 match against New South Wales.[3] Westbrook worked for the Union Steam Ship Company at Launceston and in early 1914 was transferred to work at the company's office at Dunedin in New Zealand.[5][6]
After moving to Dunedin, where he played for the Carisbrook club,[7] Westbrook played twice for the Otago representative side against Southland during the 1914–15 season. He did not play any further wartime cricket, but appeared in nine more first-class matches for the province between the 1918–19 and 1921–22 seasons, including playing against the touring Australians in 1920–21. In his 11 matches for Otago he scored 282 runs, with a highest score of 40. This was the second highest first-class score of his career―he had made 41 against Victoria in his second match for Tasmania.[3]
During the 1921–22 season Westbrook left Dunedin and moved to Wellington where he played for the YMCA and Wellington clubs.[8][9] He played with "consistently fine form" in club cricket and was considered one of the better batsmen in the Wellington area and a possibility for selection for the Wellington side in 1925–26.[10] As late as 1929 he was being described as "a most reliable batsman",[11] although in the event he did not win selection to the provincial team.[3] He played into the 1930s and was a member of the Wellington club's committee.[12]
Westbrook married Frances Hankinson in 1932.[13][14] He died at Wellington in 1961 at the age of 72.[1] His brother, Keith Westbrook, and uncle, Russell Westbrook, both played first-class cricket for Tasmania.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Roy Westbrook". CricInfo. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 138. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ a b c d Roy Westbrook, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Russell Westbrook, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ About people, The Examiner, 19 February 1914, p. 5. (Available online at Trove. Retrieved 20 February 2024.)
- ^ Shipping, Otago Daily Times, issue 16007, 25 February 1914, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 20 February 2024.)
- ^ Cricket reports, Otago Daily Times, issue 18349, 13 September 1921, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 20 February 2024.)
- ^ Carisbrook Cricket Club, Evening Star, issue 18079, 21 September 1922, p. 9. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 20 February 2024.)
- ^ Cricket, The Dominion, volume 22, issue 25, 24 October 1928, p. 8. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 20 February 2024.)
- ^ Cricket, New Zealand Times, volume LII, issue 12329, 26 December 1925, p. 17. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 20 February 2024.)
- ^ Cricket, The Dominion, volume 23, issue 24, 23 October 1929, p. 8. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 20 February 2024.)
- ^ 90 years' cricket, The Dominion, volume 24, issue 304, 19 September 1931, p. 15. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 20 February 2024.)
- ^ Engagements, Evening Post, volume CXII, issue 127, 25 November 1931, p. 13. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 20 February 2024.)
- ^ Weddings, Evening Post, volume CXIII, issue 89, 15 April 1932, p. 13. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 20 February 2024.)