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| Full name | Dennis Breakwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1948-07-02)2 July 1948 (age 77) Brierley Hill,Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1972 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1984 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 21 June 1969 Northants v Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastFC | 18 June 1983 Somerset v Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 3 August 1969 Northants v Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastLA | 1 August 1984 Somerset v Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,13 February 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis Breakwell (born 2 July 1948 to John (Jack) Breakwell and Florence Emily Talbot), is a former Englishfirst-class cricketer who made over 400 appearances between 1969 and 1984 playing forNorthamptonshire andSomerset County Cricket Clubs. A left-handed batsman andslow left-arm orthodox bowler, Breakwell developed into anall-rounder as his career progressed,[1] and he featured in a series of strong sides at Northampton alongsideColin Milburn andSarfraz Nawaz and at Somerset alongsideJoel Garner,Viv Richards andIan Botham, rooming with the latter two in his early days at the club. Following the end of his playing career he became coach and head groundsman atKing's College, Taunton coaching among others England batsmanJos Buttler and Somerset'sAlex Barrow andTom Webley.
Breakwell's only first-class century came against the New Zealanders at Taunton in July 1978.[2] His best bowling figures, 8 for 39, came when Northamptonshire beat Kent by an innings and 54 runs at Dover in 1970: his victims includedMike Denness,Colin Cowdrey,John Shepherd,Alan Knott andDerek Underwood.[3]
Breakwell was hit for six consecutive sixes (not in the same over) by South African all-rounderMike Procter in the Gloucestershire versus Somerset County Championship match at Taunton on the 27th of August, 1979.[4]