Gary Bricknell

{{short description|South African cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Gary Bricknell

| image =

| country = South Africa

| fullname = Gary Arthur Bricknell

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|8|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1977|3|25|1954|8|13|df=yes}}

| death_place = Keetmanshoop, South West Africa

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = Bowler

| club1 = Western Province

| year1 = {{nowrap|1975/76–1976/77}}

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 14

| runs1 = 190

| bat avg1 = 19.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 34

| deliveries1 = 3,429

| wickets1 = 58

| bowl avg1 = 21.37

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 6/55

| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–

| date = 16 November

| year = 2022

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13046/13046.html CricketArchive

}}

Gary Arthur Bricknell (13 August 1954 – 25 March 1977) was a South African first-class cricketer who played for Western Province in Section B and Section A of the Currie Cup.

A left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he spent most of his time in Section B. Twice however, in 1976/77, he was promoted to Western Province's Section A side, but struggled in the stronger competition, taking just four wickets at 52.25.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13046/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Gary Bricknell|publisher=CricketArchive}} He still finished the season as the equal fifth most prolific first-class wicket taker in the country, with 35 victims.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/RSA/1976-77_f_Bowling_by_Wickets.html|title=First-class Bowling in South Africa for 1976/77 (Ordered by Wickets)|publisher=CricketArchive}} In a match at the De Beers Diamond Oval against Griqualand West that season, he had statistically the best performance of his career, with innings figures of 6–55 and 2–14.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/36/36801.html|title=Griqualand West v Western Province B|publisher=CricketArchive}}

On 25 March 1977, at Keetmanshoop in South West Africa, just two weeks after his last first-class appearance, Bricknell was killed in a train crash.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/228565.html|title=Obituaries in 1977|publisher=Wisden}} He had been on the train with his South African Army regiment, on his way to serve in the Border War. As of {{year}}, he is the last first-class cricketer to be killed on active military service.