Rory Hamilton-Brown

Rory James Hamilton-Brown (born 3 September 1987 in Wellington Hospital, London), is a cricketer, who plays as a right handed batsman and is an off spin bowler. He was educated at Dulwich College and Millfield School. Playing rugby and cricket, to a high standard, he became a cricketer.

Domestic career

The player first appeared for the Surrey 2nd XI aged just 16 and made his first class debut in 2005 against Bangladesh A but failed to make an impact with the bat, gaining scores of 5 and 9 [ [http://www-uk8.cricket.org/countycricket2008/content/match/215687.html "Surrey v Bangladesh A"] "Cricinfo" 2005-08-12. Retrieved on 2008-07-22] .

On 17 September 2007 he was released by Surrey at his own request [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/311377.html Surrey release Hamilton-Brown] ] and joined County Champions Sussex.

International career

He was set to lead England U19's for the 2006-07 winter tour of Malaysia, but couldn't because of shoulder surgery. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/276231.html England lose Hamilton-Brown as captain] ] In August 2007 he was stripped of the England Under-19 captaincy after Brown was allegedly seen out drinking alcohol the night before a match. However, this decision was embarrassingly overturned by the ECB. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/306226.html Hamilton-Brown reinstated by embarrassed ECB] ]

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