Chris Brown (cricketer, born 1974)
Christopher Brown (born 16 August 1974) is an English cricketer who has been the captain of Norfolk County Cricket Club since 2013.[1] He has played first-class cricket in Sri Lanka and List A cricket for both Norfolk and Unicorns.[2] He was born at Oldham in Greater Manchester in 1974.
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| Full name | Christopher Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1974 Oldham, Greater Manchester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994-1997 | Lancashire County Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001– | Norfolk County Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06 | Badureliya Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Unicorns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 14 January 2006 Badureliya v Burgher Recreation Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 5 February 2006 Badureliya v Chilaw Marians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 15 May 2001 Norfolk v Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 29 August 2010 Unicorns v Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 27 May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Having been educated at Failsworth School,[3] Brown was a contracted professional from 1994 to 1997 with his local first class side Lancashire, receiving his 2nd XI cap in 1997.[4] Brown made his List A debut for Norfolk in the 2001 C&G Trophy and played six matches for them over three seasons, winning his county cap in 2001.
In 2006, Brown made his first-class debut, playing for Sri Lankan side Badureliya Sports Club.[5] From 2006 Brown has played in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League for Horsford Cricket Club.[4]
Having played for Minor Counties representative teams,[4] Brown was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties.[2]
Notes
- Freezer D (2017) Norfolk captain planning to finish lengthy Minor Counties career at the end of 2018 season, Eastern Daily Press, 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- Cricinfo staff, Unicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40, 13 April 2010, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
- Chris Brown, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 18 May 2010.
- Teams Chris Brown played for, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 18 May 2010.
- Chris Brown, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 18 May 2010.