[1] In 1851 Brodie played in the first inter-colonial cricket match in Australia, representing Victoria against Tasmania in Launceston and equal-top-scoring in the first innings with 17.
[2][3] He was among the first cricketers to play in first-class matches between Victoria and New South Wales, having personally read the proclamation separating the states in 1852.
[5][6] By the 1880s Brodie had moved to River Murray, South Australia, where he was growing willows.
[7] As of 1882 he had moved to Port Augusta where he patented a spring-handle cricket bat.
[8] At some point he returned to Victoria where he regularly attended matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground well into his old age.