[5] The following season, he made a first-class appearance against the touring Australians at the Rose Bowl,[5] with Brunnschweiler hitting the winning runs for Hampshire in their historic two wicket victory.
[1][6] The following season, he made his debut in List A one-day cricket when he played against Middlesex in the Norwich Union League, with him appearing in the same competition against Sussex.
[7] Brunnschweiler made his County Championship debut against Yorkshire at Scarborough in 2003, following an injury to regular wicket-keeper Nic Pothas.
[10] Brunnschweiler was the assistant and fitness coach at Hampshire until November 2011, when he left to take up a development role with England.
[3] He later played for AFC Totton as a goalkeeper, with whom he reached the FA Vase final in 2007, losing 3–1 to Truro City at the new Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 36,232.