John Brunskill

John Hanfield Brunskill DSO OBE (17 April 1875 in Dublin 21 July 1940 in Lincoln, England) was an Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one match for Ireland, against the MCC in May 1895. He also played four first-class matches for Dublin University the same year.

John Brunskill
Cricket information
BattingLeft-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 134
Batting average 16.75
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 58
Balls bowled 85
Wickets 0
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 0/1
Catches/stumpings 0/0

After qualifying in medicine from Trinity College he was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps He served with bravery in the First World War, receiving a Distinguished Service Order for gallantry. At the end of the war he was medical officer in the allied forces Dunsterforce expedition. He retired with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He moved to England following the end of the War, when he also received the OBE, and became a general practitioner in Kingston upon Thames. He married Elizabeth Robinson and had three children Pamela, Sheila and John.

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