Francis Ralph Russell Brooke (2 October 1884 – 20 June 1960) was an English

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er active from 1910 to 1929 who played for Lancashire and in India for the

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. He appeared in 62

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as a righthanded batsman and wicketkeeper. He scored 2,197 runs with a highest score of 115 and held 85 catches with 21 stumpings.Francis Brooke at CricketArchive
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