Vincent Crescedo Brewster (born 2 January 1940) is a Barbadian

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er. Brewster was a left-handed

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who bowled

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. He was born at

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in the parish of

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. Brewster made two first-class appearances for

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in English

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in 1965, against

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and the touring

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. Against Oxford University, Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat, making 195 all out, during which Brewster was dismissed for a single run by Ted Fillary. Oxford University responded in their first-innings with 211 all out, with Brewster taking figures of 7/58 from 37.5 overs. In their second-innings, Warwickshire made 261/7 declared, with Brewster ending the innings

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on 35. Chasing 246 for victory, Oxford University were bowled out in their second-innings for 224, with Brewster taking two wickets, contributing to a 21 run victory for the county. In his second match against the touring South Africans, Warwickshire once again won the toss and elected to bat, making 217/7 declared, with Brewster scoring 19 runs before he was dismissed by

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. The South Africans declared their first-innings on 208/4, with Brewster taking a single wicket in the innings, that of

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. Warwickshire declared their second-innings on 170/9, with Brewster making 3 runs before he was dismissed for the same bowler. The match ended in a draw.

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