Colin David Bremner (20 January 1920 — 13 June 2002) was an Australian first-class cricketer and Royal Australian Air Force officer.
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| Full name | Colin David Bremner | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 January 1920 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 June 2002 (aged 82) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 February 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Bremner was born in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn in January 1920. He served in the Australian Army during the Second World War, enlisting as a private in August 1940. He remained as a private in the army until his discharge in August 1941.[1] He re-enlisted as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Australian Air Force in January 1942, serving in the maritime patrol No. 461 Squadron RAAF in Europe.[1] Following the end of the war in Europe, Bremner represented the Dominions cricket team in a first-class cricket match against England at Lord's in August 1945;[2] he notably twice stumped Wally Hammond in the match, but only after he had reached a century in each innings.[3] He returned home to Australia with the Australian Services cricket team following the war, stopping off in Ceylon and British India on the homeward journey, where he appeared in three first-class matches for the team. Arriving in Australia in December 1945, Bremner represented the Australian Services in three further first-class matches against Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.[2] Playing in seven first-class matches in all as a wicket-keeper, Bremner took 4 catches and made 6 stumpings, in addition to scoring 8 runs with the bat.[4] Bremner later served in the Korean War,[1] during which he was mentioned in dispatches in October 1952 for valuable service in the air.[5] He died at Canberra in June 2002.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Colin David Bremner". www.vwma.org.au. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Colin Bremner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Colin Bremner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "No. 39661". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1952. p. 5211.