Former cricket umpire Tom Brooks, 88
Posted: Monday, July 16th, 2007 5:20 pmFormer NSW player and Test umpire, Tom Brooks OAM, passed away on Monday after a short illness, aged 88, Cricket NSW announced.
A Life Member of the NSW Cricket Association, Brooks made his First-Class debut on New Years Day 1947 and went onto play 16 matches for the state.
He later umpired 23 Test matches, standing in his final game in 1978. … Read full obituary