Brockelbank

BROCKELBANK, Lilla

Date of birth: 
1883
Biographical notes: 

Lilla Brockebank, cricketer and architect, was the fifth of the six daughters of Duncan Brockelbank, actuary and accountant, and his wife Bessy Jemima, née Westmore .[1]  Lilla was born in Hackney, London in 1883.[2] The family left London for Australia in August 1885 aboard the Melbourne.  A month into the journey Duncan died of consumption.[3]

Miss Lilla Brockelbank, the 'Wilfred Rhodes' among Melbourne's lady cricketers,
Group portrait of Coldstream Ladies Cricket Club, Mr Gooley on left.
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Cricket in Long Skirts: Women's Cricket 1905-1916

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A history of the first eleven years of women's cricket as an organised competition. The Victorian Ladies' Cricket Association was formed in 1905. This ceased to function after the 1915-16 season largely due to the war and the need for women to expend their energies elsewhere.  A new association was formed in 1924 - The Victorian Women's Cricket Association.

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The Early Days of Women's Cricket

With the MCG within its boundaries East Melbourne has more than its fair share of sporting stories.

Coldstream Ladies Cricket Club, c.1908. State Library of Victoria