Basil Brooke (Royal Navy Admiral)
Source: CricketArchive, 10 August 2008
Vice-Admiral Basil Charles Barrington Brooke, CB, CBE, DL, JP (6 April 1895–20 January 1983) was an English admiral and cricketer, who also played for the Singapore national cricket team. He played twice for the Royal Navy Cricket Club in first-class cricket. A member of the Brooke family which ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946, he commanded the battle cruiser HMS Renown during the Second World War.
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