John Dowell Brown (25 August 1890 – 18 March 1968) was an English cricketer. Brown was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Coventry, Warwickshire.
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| Full name | John Dowell Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1890 Coventry, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 March 1968 (aged 77) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913–1914 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Worcestershire at Tipton Road, Dudley in the 1913 County Championship. He made eight further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1914 County Championship.[1] In his nine first-class matches, he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 29.33, with best figures of 4/18.[2] With the bat, he scored 12 runs at an average of 1.71, with a high score of 7.[3]
He died at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on 18 March 1968.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
External links
edit- John Brown at ESPNcricinfo
- John Brown at CricketArchive