Chris Brown (cricketer)

Chris Brown

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Brown
Born	16 August 1974 (1974-08-16) (age 37) Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Batting style	Right-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm off-break
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–present	Unicorns
2006	Badureliya Sports Club
2001–03	Norfolk
First-class debut	14 January 2006 Badureliya v Burgher Recreation Club
Last First-class	5 February 2006 Badureliya v Chilaw Marians
List A debut	15 May 2001 Norfolk v Wales
Last List A	28 August 2003 Norfolk v Lincolnshire
Career statistics
Competition	First-class	List A cricket
Matches	4	6
Runs scored	45	68
Batting average	9.00	17.00
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	21	33
Balls bowled	366	276
Wickets	6	5
Bowling average	27.16	39.80
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	2/10	2/39
Catches/stumpings	2/–	2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 May 2010

Christopher "Chris" Brown (born 16 August 1974, Oldham, England) is a first-class cricketer who plays for Unicorns.^[1]

Having been educated at Failsworth School,^[2] Brown went onto to play Second XI cricket for many county sides, including his native Lancashire, as well as Derbyshire, Glamorgan, Essex and Somerset.^[3] 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 the Sri Lankan side Badureliya Sports Club.^[4] From 2006 until 2010, Brown was playing in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League for Horsford Cricket Club.^[3]

A regular player for the Minor Counties representative teams,^[3] 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. The Unicorns were made up of 15 former county cricket professionals and 6 young cricketers looking to make it in the professional game.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Cricinfo staff, Unicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40, 13 April 2010, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
2. ^ Chris Brown, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 18 May 2010.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Teams Chris Brown played for, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 18 May 2010.
4. ^ Chris Brown, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 18 May 2010.

External links

• Player Profile: Chris Brown (cricketer) from CricketArchive
• Player profile: Chris Brown (cricketer) from ESPNcricinfo

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Name	Brown, Chris
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Date of birth	16 August 1974
Place of birth	Oldham, Greater Manchester
Date of death
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