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| Full name | AdrianDesmondBrown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1962 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1999 | Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,26 July 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adrian Desmond Brown (born 18 May 1962) is a former English cricketer. Brown was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Clacton-on-Sea,Essex.
Brown made his debut in county cricket for Suffolk in a List A match against Worcestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. His early years in county cricket also saw him play Minor counties cricket for Suffolk, [1] [2] as well as a further List A appearance in the 1985 NatWest Trophy against Lancashire. [3] In 1986 he began studying at Cambridge University,where he made his first-class debut against Leicestershire. He played first-class cricket only in 1986,making 8 appearances for the university. [4] In his 8 first-class matches for the university,he scored 78 runs at an average of 9.75,with a high score of 30. Behind the stumps he took 15 catches and made 2 stumpings. [5] He also played a first-class match for Oxford and Cambridge Universities against the touring New Zealanders in 1986. [4] While at Cambridge,Brown played List A cricket for the Combined Universities,making 4 appearances for the team in the Benson &Hedges Cup. [3]
Upon the conclusion of his studies,Brown joined Essex,making his first-class debut for the county against Yorkshire in the 1988 County Championship. In competition with David East for most of his time at Essex,he found his opportunities limited,making just 4 further first-class appearances,the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. [4] In his 5 first-class appearances for Essex,he scored 13 runs at an average of 6.50,with a high score of 6 not out,while behind the stumps he took 13 catches and made 3 stumpings. [5] While at Essex he also played List A cricket,making his debut in that format for the county against Yorkshire in the 1988 Refuge Assurance League. He made 2 further List A appearances for Essex in 1988,against Wiltshire in the NatWest Trophy and Hampshire in the Refuge Assurance League. [3] While at Essex,with opportunities limited he appeared once more for Suffolk in Minor counties cricket from 1989 onwards,making a total of 92 Minor Counties Championship [1] and 19 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances [2] for Suffolk up to his retirement at the end of the 1999 season. Indeed,while still at Essex he continued to play List A cricket for his native county,appearing in 3 List A matches while still playing for Essex. [3] He would make a further 4 List A appearances for Suffolk,the last of which came against the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. [3] In total,Brown played 8 List A matches for Suffolk,scoring 67 runs at an average of 9.57,with a high score of 51. [6] This score came against Northamptonshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. [7]
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