George Carnegie-Brown (28 January 1906 – 26 March 1964) was an English cricketer. Carnegie-Brown was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Jerusalem, then in Ottoman Syria.
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| Full name | George Carnegie-Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1906 Jerusalem, Ottoman Syria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 March 1964 (aged 57) Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1947 | Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935–1946 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923–1931 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 June 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carnegie-Brown made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1923 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1923 to 1931.[1] Carnegie-Brown studied at Cambridge University, making his first-class debut for the University Cricket Club against Nottinghamshire in 1926. This was his only first-class appearance for the University.[2] The following season he played a single first-class match, this time representing the East of England cricket team against the touring New Zealanders.[2]
He joined Dorset in 1935, who he played for up to 1939, and then after the Second World War in 1946.[1] Playing Minor counties cricket for Dorset allowed him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he represented in 2 first-class match in 1937: against Ireland and Oxford University.[2] Overall, Carnegie-Brown played 4 first-class matches, although with little success. He scored 78 runs at an average of 11.14, with a high score of 32.[3] He finished his county cricket career in 1947, playing 4 Minor Counties Championship matches for Lincolnshire.[1]
He died in Lincoln, Lincolnshire on 26 March 1964.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by George Carnegie-Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by George Carnegie-Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Player profiles: George Carnegie-Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
External links
edit- George Carnegie-Brown at ESPNcricinfo
- George Carnegie-Brown at CricketArchive