Gary Bricknell

Gary Bricknell

Personal information
Full name	Gary Arthur Bricknell
Born	(1954-08-13)13 August 1954 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	25 March 1977(1977-03-25) (aged 22) Keetmanshoop, South West Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1975/76–1976/77	Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 14 Runs scored 190 Batting average 19.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 34 Balls bowled 3,429 Wickets 58 Bowling average 21.37 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/55 Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 November 2022

Gary Arthur Bricknell (13 August 1954 – 25 March 1977) was a South African first-class cricketer who played for Western Province in Section B and Section A of the Currie Cup.

A left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he spent most of his time in Section B. Twice however, in 1976/77, he was promoted to Western Province's Section A side, but struggled in the stronger competition, taking just four wickets at 52.25. He still finished the season as the equal fifth most prolific first-class wicket taker in the country, with 35 victims. In a match at the De Beers Diamond Oval against Griqualand West that season, he had statistically the best performance of his career, with innings figures of 6–55 and 2–14.

On 25 March 1977, at Keetmanshoop in South West Africa, just two weeks after his last first-class appearance, Bricknell was killed in a train crash. He had been on the train with his South African Army regiment, on his way to serve in the Border War. As of 2026, he is the last first-class cricketer to be killed on active military service.

External links

• Gary Bricknell at Cricinfo