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Following the death of his Surrey teammate [[Tom Maynard]] in June 2012, whom Hamilton-Brown shared a house with and had known since the two attended Millfield School, he took an extended break from the game on compassionate grounds, handing the captaincy over to [[Gareth Batty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/surrey/content/current/story/570924.html|title=Hamilton-Brown takes indefinite leave|last=Hopps|first=David|date=3 July 2012|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 July 2012}}</ref> In August Hamilton-Brown resumed playing, but announced that he was relinquishing the captaincy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19208948|title=Rory Hamilton-Brown stands down as Surrey captain|date=10 August 2012|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 August 2012}}</ref> It was subsequently announced that he would be leaving Surrey, the club having given him permission to find another county even though he had two years left on his contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19593515|title=Rory Hamilton-Brown: Former captain set for Surrey exit|date=13 September 2012|publisher=BBC|accessdate=15 September 2012}}</ref> |
Following the death of his Surrey teammate [[Tom Maynard]] in June 2012, whom Hamilton-Brown shared a house with and had known since the two attended Millfield School, he took an extended break from the game on compassionate grounds, handing the captaincy over to [[Gareth Batty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/surrey/content/current/story/570924.html|title=Hamilton-Brown takes indefinite leave|last=Hopps|first=David|date=3 July 2012|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 July 2012}}</ref> In August Hamilton-Brown resumed playing, but announced that he was relinquishing the captaincy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19208948|title=Rory Hamilton-Brown stands down as Surrey captain|date=10 August 2012|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 August 2012}}</ref> It was subsequently announced that he would be leaving Surrey, the club having given him permission to find another county even though he had two years left on his contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19593515|title=Rory Hamilton-Brown: Former captain set for Surrey exit|date=13 September 2012|publisher=BBC|accessdate=15 September 2012}}</ref> |
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Hamilton-Brown re-signed for Sussex on 28th September 2012. |
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==International career== |
==International career== |
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| Full name | Rory James Hamilton-Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2012 | Surrey (squad no. 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory Hamilton-Brown (born 3 September 1987 in St John's Wood, London), is an English cricketer, who captained Surrey until August 2012. Playing primarily as a right-handed batsman, he is also an off spin bowler.
Early life
Hamilton-Brown was born in Wellington Hospital, St John's Wood, London. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and Millfield School. Playing both rugby union and cricket to a high standard at school, he decided to become a professional cricketer.
Domestic career
Early 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.[1]
On 17 September 2007 he was released by Surrey at his own request [2] and joined County Champions Sussex.
In the 2009 Twenty20 Cup quarter final against Warwickshire Hamilton-Brown won the man of the match award thanks to a innings of 27 and four wickets for 15 runs. He celebrated his maiden first-class century scoring 171* against Yorkshire on 18 September 2009.
Return to Surrey
On 24 December 2009, it was announced that Hamilton-Brown would be returning to his home county of Surrey as captain in a three-year deal.[3] Upon his signing, Hamilton-Brown's former Sussex captain and current Surrey manager Chris Adams, who had personally flown to South Africa to sign him, where he had been playing for the England performance squad, appointed Hamilton-Brown as captain, thereby making him the youngest captain in the current English county circuit.[3][4]
In 2010 he scored 844 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 30.14, including two centuries. He also made his maiden century in a List A match, whilst scoring 478 runs at 43.45. The following season he passed one thousand runs in first-class cricket for the first time, with 1039 at an average of 37.10, with one century.[5][6]
Surrey had a mediocre season in 2010 under his captaincy, but in 2011 they achieved promotion to the first division of the County Championship and also won the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition. In the final he scored 78 in 62 balls.[7]
Following the death of his Surrey teammate Tom Maynard in June 2012, whom Hamilton-Brown shared a house with and had known since the two attended Millfield School, he took an extended break from the game on compassionate grounds, handing the captaincy over to Gareth Batty.[8] In August Hamilton-Brown resumed playing, but announced that he was relinquishing the captaincy.[9] It was subsequently announced that he would be leaving Surrey, the club having given him permission to find another county even though he had two years left on his contract.[10]
Hamilton-Brown re-signed for Sussex on 28th September 2012.
International career
He was set to lead England U-19 for the 2006-07 winter tour of Malaysia, but was unable to because he required shoulder surgery.[11] In August 2007, he was stripped of the England Under-19 captaincy after allegedly drinking alcohol the night before a match. However, this decision was overturned by the ECB.[12]
References
- ^ "Surrey v Bangladesh A" Cricinfo 2005-08-12. Retrieved on 2008-07-22
- ^ Surrey release Hamilton-Brown
- ^ a b David Hopps (24 December 2009). "Surrey secure Rory Hamilton-Brown as their new skipper". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ David Hopps (11 December 2009). "Chris Adams pleads with Rory Hamilton-Brown to return to Surrey". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ First-class batting and fielding in each season by Rory Hamilton-Brown Retrieved 6 July 20123
- ^ List A batting and fielding by Rory Hamilton-Brown Retrieved 6 July 2012
- ^ The Guardian: "Rory Hamilton-Brown steers Surrey to CB40 final win against Somerset" Retrieved 6 July
- ^ Hopps, David (3 July 2012). "Hamilton-Brown takes indefinite leave". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Rory Hamilton-Brown stands down as Surrey captain". BBC. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Rory Hamilton-Brown: Former captain set for Surrey exit". BBC. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ England lose Hamilton-Brown as captain
- ^ Hamilton-Brown reinstated by embarrassed ECB
External links
- Rory Hamilton-Brown at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Rory Hamilton-Brown at ESPNcricinfo