# Charles Brutton
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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Charles Brutton
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Charles Phipps Brutton
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|1|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Southsea](/source/Southsea), [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire), England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|5|11|1899|1|20|df=yes}}
| death_place = [Ticehurst](/source/Ticehurst), [Sussex](/source/Sussex), England
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Unknown
| family = [Septimus Brutton](/source/Septimus_Brutton) (father)
[Ernest Brutton](/source/Ernest_Brutton) (uncle)
| club1 = [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club)
| year1 = 1921–1930
| clubnumber1 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches1 = 82
| runs1 = 2,055
| bat avg1 = 17.56
| 100s/50s1 = 1/8
| top score1 = 119[*](/source/not_out)
| deliveries1 = 132
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 36/–
| date = 23 December
| year = 2009
| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9273.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Charles Phipps Brutton''' {{postnominal|CBE}} (20 January 1899 – 11 May 1964) was a soldier, [Clerk of the peace](/source/Clerk_of_the_peace), and [amateur](/source/Amateur_sports) English [cricket](/source/cricket)er.
The son of the cricketer [Septimus Brutton](/source/Septimus_Brutton), he was born at [Southsea](/source/Southsea) in January 1899. He was educated at [Copthorne Preparatory School](/source/Copthorne_Preparatory_School) and [Winchester College](/source/Winchester_College), where he played for the cricket eleven in 1916 and 1917.[{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228442.html|title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1964|date=4 December 2005|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2021-04-22}}] Brutton served in the final two years of the [First World War](/source/First_World_War) as a [second lieutenant](/source/Second_lieutenant) with the [Grenadier Guards](/source/Grenadier_Guards).[{{London Gazette|issue=30430|date=14 December 1917|page=13173|supp=y}}] He remained in the Grenadier Guards following the war, with promotion to [lieutenant](/source/Lieutenant_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)) in May 1919.[{{London Gazette|issue=31408|date=17 June 1919|page=7794}}] He relinquished his commission in April 1920, retaining the rank of lieutenant.[{{London Gazette|issue=32204|date=21 January 1921|page=682|supp=y}}]
He played [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket) for [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club), making his debut against [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club) at [Liverpool](/source/Aigburth_Cricket_Ground%2C_Liverpool) in the [1921 County Championship](/source/1921_County_Championship). He was a regular feature in the Hampshire side in 1921 and 1922, though played less matches in 1923, 1924 and 1925.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6505/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Charles Brutton|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2021-04-23|url-access=subscription}}] He made his only first-class [century](/source/century_(cricket)) in 1923 against [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club), making an [unbeaten](/source/not_out) 119.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10867.html|title=Worcestershire v Hampshire, 1923|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2021-04-23|url-access=subscription}}] Brutton played more regularly for Hampshire in 1926 and 1927, after which his appearances tailed off, with three appearances in 1928, six in 1929, and just one in the [1930 County Championship](/source/1930_County_Championship).[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6505/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Brutton|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2021-04-23|url-access=subscription}}] His best season was in 1927, when he scored 644 runs at an average of exactly 28.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Players/6/6505/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Brutton|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2021-04-23|url-access=subscription}}] Outside of cricket, he worked as a clerk and [Clerk of the Peace](/source/Clerk_of_the_Peace) for [Dorset County Council](/source/Dorset_County_Council),[{{cite book|title=Solicitor|year=1935|volume=2|publisher=[Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons.](/source/Isaac_Pitman)|pages=117|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v8MtAAAAIAAJ|language=en}}] a position he held for 25 years.[{{London Gazette|issue=37412|date=28 December 1945|page=276|supp=y}}] He was made an [CBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) in the [1954 New Year Honours](/source/1954_New_Year_Honours).[{{London Gazette|issue=40053|date=29 December 1953|page=10|supp=y}}] Brutton died in [Sussex](/source/Sussex) at [Ticehurst House Hospital](/source/Ticehurst_House_Hospital) in May 1964, following a long illness.