lastagainst deliveries death_date lastdate debutyear columns catches/stumpings year birth_date bowling debutagainst tenfor country death_place club fivefor name fullname debutfor birth_place column debutdate source type lastyear runs date wickets lastfor s/s matches article_title
nottinghamshire balls 267 15 may 1937 18 may 1895 1 1 1895 & ndash ; 1896 10 september 1870 left-arm medium fast bowler hampshire 0 england shuttlewood , derbyshire , england derbyshire 0 joseph brooks joseph brooks derbyshire south normanton , derbyshire , england first-class 5 august http://cricketarchive.com/archive/players/28/28171/28171.html first-class 1896 8 1870 9 10 yes 2 derbyshire / 5 joseph brooks -lrb- cricketer -rrb-

joseph brooks -lrb- cricketer -rrb-

joseph brooks -lrb- 10 september 1870 -- 15 may 1937 -rrb- was an english cricketer who played first class cricket for derbyshire in 1895 and 1896 .
brooks was born at south normanton , derbyshire , the son of john brooks , a coal miner , and his wife maria .
he made his debut for derbyshire in august 1895 against hampshire when he made 2 not out in the only innings he played .
he played two more games in the 1895 season and two in the 1896 season .
brooks played seven innings in five first class matches with an average of 2,66 and a top score of 6 .
as last man in , he was only given out three times in his career .
he was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and took 2 wickets at an average of 95.00 .
brooks died at shuttlewood , derbyshire , at the age of 66 .
