Eric James Brotherton (born 7 May 1938) is a former South African

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er and

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player. Brotherton made his first-class debut in 1959–60, opening the batting for Eastern Province with his captain

Geoff Dakin Geoffrey Frank Dakin (born 13 August 1935) is a former South African cricketer and cricket administrator. Playing career Dakin was educated at Grey High School in Port Elizabeth. He made his first-class debut for Eastern Province in 1952–53 ...

and scoring 215 runs at an average of 23.88, with most of his innings exceeding 20 but with a top score of 33. In 1960–61, when Eastern Province had their best season in the

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, finishing second with four wins from six matches, Brotherton scored 336 runs at 30.54. He also played a match for South African Universities, hitting 164

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, the record score for the Universities team, against

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, putting on 227 for the fourth wicket with

Colin Bland Kenneth Colin Bland (5 April 1938 – 14 April 2018) was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in 21 Test matches for South Africa in the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the greatest fielders in the history of Test cricket. Cricket career Colin ...

. After a two-season gap he played for

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in 1963–64, leading the team's aggregates and averages with 308 runs at 30.80. He captained North Eastern Transvaal in 1964–65. When North Eastern Transvaal won Section B of the Currie Cup in 1965–66 he made 376 runs at 41.77, scoring 111 in the first match of the season. He played on with less success until 1969–70. In the 1960s, Brotherton played

for South Africa. In 2002 he was awarded the Leo Melvill Memorial Award, an annual prize for significant contribution to the development, growth and enjoyment of squash in South Africa.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brotherton, Eric 1938 births Living people South African cricketers South African Universities cricketers Eastern Province cricketers Northerns cricketers South African male squash players Alumni of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown