David Breakwell

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

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| country = England

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| fullname = David Hilton Breakwell

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|6|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

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| club1 = Shropshire

| year1 = 1964–1978

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| columns = 1

| column1 = List A

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 0

| bat avg1 = –

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 0*

| deliveries1 = 139

| wickets1 = 5

| bowl avg1 = 12.40

| fivefor1 = –

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| best bowling1 = 3/28

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 4 July

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10289.html Cricinfo

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David Hilton Breakwell (born 16 June 1946) is a former English cricketer. Ranells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, and educated at Bridgnorth Grammar School.{{cite book|last=Percival|first=Tony|title=Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998|year=1999|publisher=A.C.S. Publications|pages=32, 54|isbn=1-902171-17-9}}Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.

Breakwell made his debut for Shropshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against the Warwickshire Second XI. Breakwell played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1964 to 1978, which included 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34504/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Breakwell|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. In this match, took 2 wickets for the cost of 34 runs from 12 overs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/34/34373.html|title=Shropshire v Essex, 1974 Gillette Cup|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} He made a further List A appearance against Yorkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34504/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by David Breakwell|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} He took 3 wickets for the cost of 28 runs from 11.1 overs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/36/36263.html|title=Shropshire v Yorkshire, 1976 Gillete Cup|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}}