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	He returned to England and became a farmer in Berkshire for eight years. A right-handed [[batsman]], he represented [[Somerset County Cricket Club]] in 64 first-class matches between 1952 and 1954. He captained Somerset in 1953 and 1954, and he was one of the last amateur captains in [[county cricket]]. His captaincy did not change the fortunes of the side: they came bottom in the [[County Championship]] in the year before he was appointed, and remained bottom in both of his years in charge, losing 37 of the 56 games they played under his leadership. He was also relatively unsuccessful on a personal level, scoring 1,671 runs in 116 innings in first-class cricket, at a [[batting average (cricket)\|batting average]] of 15.61. Nevertheless, he also played cricket for a number of clubs, including the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC), [[I Zingari]], [[Free Foresters]], [[Hampshire Hogs]] and [[Bradfield Waifs]].		He returned to England and became a farmer in Berkshire for eight years. A right-handed [[batsman]], he represented [[Somerset County Cricket Club]] in 64 first-class matches between 1952 and 1954. He captained Somerset in 1953 and 1954, and he was one of the last amateur captains in [[county cricket]]. His captaincy did not change the fortunes of the side: they came bottom in the [[County Championship]] in the year before he was appointed, and remained bottom in both of his years in charge, losing 37 of the 56 games they played under his leadership. He was also relatively unsuccessful on a personal level, scoring 1,671 runs in 116 innings in first-class cricket, at a [[batting average (cricket)\|batting average]] of 15.61. Nevertheless, he also played cricket for a number of clubs, including the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC), [[I Zingari]], [[Free Foresters]], [[Hampshire Hogs]] and [[Bradfield Waifs]].

	After farming, he turned to publishing, first working on ''[[Country Life (magazine)\|Country Life]]''. He joined the publishing company [[Mercury House (publishers)\|Mercury House]], and persuaded his employer to buy the loss-making cricket magazine ''[[The Cricketer]]''. He bought the magazine from his employer in 1972 and left to run it with his wife Belinda. He merged the magazine with ''[[Playfair Cricket Monthly]]'' in 1973, and it thrived under his ownership. Under the stewardship of his youngest son Tim, ''The Cricketer'' went online in 1996 and formed a partnership with ''[[Cricinfo]]'' in 1997. It was bought by [[Sir Paul Getty]] in 2003 and amalgamated with ''[[Wisden Cricket Monthly]]'' to form ''[[The Wisden Cricketer]]''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketer/content/story/135929.html \| title=The Cricketer - a history \| publisher=The Cricketer via ESPN Cricinfo \| access-date=14 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		After farming, he turned to publishing, first working on ''[[Country Life (magazine)\|Country Life]]''. He joined the publishing company [[Mercury House (publishers)\|Mercury House]], and persuaded his employer to buy the loss-making cricket magazine ''[[The Cricketer]]''. He bought the magazine from his employer in 1972 and left to run it with his wife Belinda. He merged the magazine with ''[[Playfair Cricket Monthly]]'' in 1973, and it thrived under his ownership. Under the stewardship of his youngest son Tim, ''The Cricketer'' went online in 1996 and formed a partnership with ''[[Cricinfo]]'' in 1997. It was bought by [[Sir Paul Getty]] in 2003 and amalgamated with ''[[Wisden Cricket Monthly]]'' to form ''[[The Wisden Cricketer]]''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketer/content/story/135929.html \| title=The Cricketer - a history \| publisher=The Cricketer via ESPN Cricinfo \| access-date=14 December 2016}}</ref>

	He was involved with the establishment of [[The Cricketer Cup]] in 1967, an annual competition contested by the "old boys" of [[Independent school (UK)\|public schools]], and the [[National Village Knockout]] competition in 1972. He also had the idea to stage a [[Cricket World Cup]] years before the first such event was staged. His approach to the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] about it, in 1974, did not progress because it was "too commercial". He also sat on the council of the [[Lord's Taverners]]. He was also an amateur artist.		He was involved with the establishment of [[The Cricketer Cup]] in 1967, an annual competition contested by the "old boys" of [[Independent school (UK)\|public schools]], and the [[National Village Knockout]] competition in 1972. He also had the idea to stage a [[Cricket World Cup]] years before the first such event was staged. His approach to the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] about it, in 1974, did not progress because it was "too commercial". He also sat on the council of the [[Lord's Taverners]]. He was also an amateur artist.

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	He returned to England and became a farmer in Berkshire for eight years. A right-handed [[batsman]], he represented [[Somerset County Cricket Club]] in 64 first-class matches between 1952 and 1954. He captained Somerset in 1953 and 1954, and he was one of the last amateur captains in [[county cricket]]. His captaincy did not change the fortunes of the side: they came bottom in the [[County Championship]] in the year before he was appointed, and remained bottom in both of his years in charge, losing 37 of the 56 games they played under his leadership. He was also relatively unsuccessful on a personal level, scoring 1,671 runs in 116 innings in first-class cricket, at a [[batting average (cricket)\|batting average]] of 15.61. Nevertheless, he also played cricket for a number of clubs, including the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC), [[I Zingari]], [[Free Foresters]], [[Hampshire Hogs]] and [[Bradfield Waifs]].		He returned to England and became a farmer in Berkshire for eight years. A right-handed [[batsman]], he represented [[Somerset County Cricket Club]] in 64 first-class matches between 1952 and 1954. He captained Somerset in 1953 and 1954, and he was one of the last amateur captains in [[county cricket]]. His captaincy did not change the fortunes of the side: they came bottom in the [[County Championship]] in the year before he was appointed, and remained bottom in both of his years in charge, losing 37 of the 56 games they played under his leadership. He was also relatively unsuccessful on a personal level, scoring 1,671 runs in 116 innings in first-class cricket, at a [[batting average (cricket)\|batting average]] of 15.61. Nevertheless, he also played cricket for a number of clubs, including the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC), [[I Zingari]], [[Free Foresters]], [[Hampshire Hogs]] and [[Bradfield Waifs]].

	After farming, he turned to publishing, first working on ''[[Country Life (magazine)\|Country Life]]''. He joined the publishing company [[Mercury House (publishers)\|Mercury House]], and persuaded his employer to buy the loss-making cricket magazine ''[[The Cricketer]]''. He bought the magazine from his employer in 1972 and left to run it with his wife Belinda. He merged the magazine with ''[[Playfair Cricket Monthly]]'' in 1973, and it thrived under his ownership. Under the stewardship of his youngest son Tim, ''The Cricketer'' went online in 1996 and formed a partnership with ''[[Cricinfo]]'' in 1997. It was bought by [[Sir Paul Getty]] in 2003 and amalgamated with ''[[Wisden Cricket Monthly]]'' to form ''[[The Wisden Cricketer]]''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketer/content/story/135929.html \| title=The Cricketer - a history \| publisher=The Cricketer via ESPN Cricinfo \| access-date=14 December ~~2016~~}}</ref>		After farming, he turned to publishing, first working on ''[[Country Life (magazine)\|Country Life]]''. He joined the publishing company [[Mercury House (publishers)\|Mercury House]], and persuaded his employer to buy the loss-making cricket magazine ''[[The Cricketer]]''. He bought the magazine from his employer in 1972 and left to run it with his wife Belinda. He merged the magazine with ''[[Playfair Cricket Monthly]]'' in 1973, and it thrived under his ownership. Under the stewardship of his youngest son Tim, ''The Cricketer'' went online in 1996 and formed a partnership with ''[[Cricinfo]]'' in 1997. It was bought by [[Sir Paul Getty]] in 2003 and amalgamated with ''[[Wisden Cricket Monthly]]'' to form ''[[The Wisden Cricketer]]''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketer/content/story/135929.html \| title=The Cricketer - a history \| publisher=The Cricketer via ESPN Cricinfo \| access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>

	He was involved with the establishment of [[The Cricketer Cup]] in 1967, an annual competition contested by the "old boys" of [[Independent school (UK)\|public schools]], and the [[National Village Knockout]] competition in 1972. He also had the idea to stage a [[Cricket World Cup]] years before the first such event was staged. His approach to the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] about it, in 1974, did not progress because it was "too commercial". He also sat on the council of the [[Lord's Taverners]]. He was also an amateur artist.		He was involved with the establishment of [[The Cricketer Cup]] in 1967, an annual competition contested by the "old boys" of [[Independent school (UK)\|public schools]], and the [[National Village Knockout]] competition in 1972. He also had the idea to stage a [[Cricket World Cup]] years before the first such event was staged. His approach to the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] about it, in 1974, did not progress because it was "too commercial". He also sat on the council of the [[Lord's Taverners]]. He was also an amateur artist.
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ben Brocklehurst
| country = England
| fullname = Benjamin Gilbert Brocklehurst
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|02|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Knapton]], Norfolk, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|06|16|1922|02|18|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Tunbridge Wells]], Kent, England
| batting = Right-handed
| role = Batsman
| club1 = [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]
| year1 = 1952–1954
| type1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| debutdate1 = 3 May
| debutyear1 = 1952
| debutfor1 = [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]
| debutagainst1 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
| lastdate1 = 28 August
| lastyear1 = 1954
| lastfor1 = [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]
| lastagainst1 = [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 64
| runs1 = 1671
| bat avg1 = 15.61
| 100s/50s1 = 0/6
| top score1 = 89
| deliveries1 = 27
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 36.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/3
| catches/stumpings1 = 26/–
| date = 4 October
| year = 2009
| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9231.html Cricinfo
}}'''Benjamin Gilbert Brocklehurst''' (18 February 1922 – 17 June 2007) was an English [[first-class cricket]]er and publisher.

==Biography==
Brocklehurst was born at [[Knapton Hall]], in [[Knapton]], Norfolk. His father was a Canadian [[ranch]]er. He was educated at [[Bradfield College]], where he played football, tennis, squash and athletics for the school, and was captain of cricket. He was [[Victor Ludorum]] at the public school sports event held at [[White City Stadium|White City]] in 1938, winning the discus and the high jump. During the [[Second World War]], he served initially in the 10th (Home Defence) Battalion of [[The Devonshire Regiment]], spending time on [[Coastal defence and fortification|coastal defences]] in [[East Anglia]]. He was wounded by [[Shrapnel shell|shrapnel]] during the [[Bristol Blitz]], and was commissioned as an officer in [[The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)|The Royal Berkshire Regiment]] before transferring to the [[Indian Army]]. He joined the [[Frontier Force Rifles]], posted to [[Wana, Pakistan|Wana]] on the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]]. He was attacked by a bear in [[Kashmir]], and then volunteered for service in [[Burma]], where he commanded a [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] company in the 4th Battalion of the [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] in [[17th Infantry Division (India)|17th Division]], a reconnaissance unit. He was [[mentioned in dispatches]] and promoted to acting [[lieutenant colonel]], taking charge of thousands of Japanese prisoners.

He returned to England and became a farmer in Berkshire for eight years. A right-handed [[batsman]], he represented [[Somerset County Cricket Club]] in 64 first-class matches between 1952 and 1954. He captained Somerset in 1953 and 1954, and he was one of the last amateur captains in [[county cricket]]. His captaincy did not change the fortunes of the side: they came bottom in the [[County Championship]] in the year before he was appointed, and remained bottom in both of his years in charge, losing 37 of the 56 games they played under his leadership. He was also relatively unsuccessful on a personal level, scoring 1,671 runs in 116 innings in first-class cricket, at a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 15.61. Nevertheless, he also played cricket for a number of clubs, including the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC), [[I Zingari]], [[Free Foresters]], [[Hampshire Hogs]] and [[Bradfield Waifs]].

After farming, he turned to publishing, first working on ''[[Country Life (magazine)|Country Life]]''. He joined the publishing company [[Mercury House (publishers)|Mercury House]], and persuaded his employer to buy the loss-making cricket magazine ''[[The Cricketer]]''. He bought the magazine from his employer in 1972 and left to run it with his wife Belinda. He merged the magazine with ''[[Playfair Cricket Monthly]]'' in 1973, and it thrived under his ownership. Under the stewardship of his youngest son Tim, ''The Cricketer'' went online in 1996 and formed a partnership with ''[[Cricinfo]]'' in 1997. It was bought by [[Sir Paul Getty]] in 2003 and amalgamated with ''[[Wisden Cricket Monthly]]'' to form ''[[The Wisden Cricketer]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketer/content/story/135929.html | title=The Cricketer - a history | publisher=The Cricketer via ESPN Cricinfo | access-date=14 December 2016}}</ref>

He was involved with the establishment of [[The Cricketer Cup]] in 1967, an annual competition contested by the "old boys" of [[Independent school (UK)|public schools]], and the [[National Village Knockout]] competition in 1972. He also had the idea to stage a [[Cricket World Cup]] years before the first such event was staged. His approach to the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] about it, in 1974, did not progress because it was "too commercial". He also sat on the council of the [[Lord's Taverners]]. He was also an amateur artist.

He married twice, first to Mary Wynn in 1947; they had a son and a daughter. He married Belinda Bristowe in 1962; they had two sons. He was survived by his second wife, and three sons and a daughter. His daughter Charmaine married the cricketer [[Richard Anthony Hutton|Richard Hutton]], son of [[Sir Len Hutton]]. Their sons, [[Ben Hutton (cricketer)|Ben]] and [[Oliver Hutton|Ollie]] have both played first-class cricket; Ben was the captain of [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] in 2005 and 2006. He died in [[Tunbridge Wells]].

==References==
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* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9231.html Ben Brocklehurst] at [[Cricinfo]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070526210045/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3455/3455.html Ben Brocklehurst] at CricketArchive
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1950817.ece Obituary], ''[[The Times]]'', 19 June 2007
* [http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19062007/28/cricketer-publisher-ben-brocklehurst-dies.html Obituary on Yahoo]
* [https://archive.today/20081013173740/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=M4EGQIB0BVJ4VQFIQMGCFFWAVCBQUIV0?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/06/23/db2302.xml Obituary], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 23 June 2007
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070703113114/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2723187.ece Independent obituary], 30 June 2007

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