George Brown (cricketer, born 1783)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1887 Cowley, Oxfordshire |
| Died | 25 June 1857 (aged 73) Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast |
| Relations | John Brown (son) George Brown, Jr. (son) |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1819–1828 | Hampshire |
| 1825–1838 | Sussex |
George Brown (27 April 1783 – 25 June 1857) was an English professional cricketer who played from 1819 to 1838.
Career
[edit]A right-handed batsman and fast underarm bowler who played for Hampshire and Sussex, he made 51 known appearances in important matches.[1] He represented the Players in the Gentlemen v Players series.
Brown was credited with 89 wickets in his career (i.e., bowled only) with a best return of six in one innings. He had a reputation for extreme pace and was widely known as "Brown of Brighton". He is said, though the story may be apocryphal, to have once, at practice, killed a dog when a ball he had bowled went past the stumps and through a coat held by the longstop, hitting the dog which was behind the coat.[2] Another of his longstops, a man called Dench, insisted on fielding with a sack of straw tied to his chest for protection.[3] E H Budd played against both Brown and Walter Marcon, who had a similar reputation, and Budd said that "Brown was not more terrific in his speed than Marcon", an elaborate way of saying that they were both extremely fast.[4] Brown was a useful batsman and made 1053 runs at 11.44 with a top score of 70 which he scored during the first of the three roundarm trial matches.[5]
Death
[edit]He died in Winchester, Hampshire.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Player Profile: George Brown". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ Altham, p. 57.
- ^ Frith, p.28.
- ^ Frith, p.41.
- ^ "Sussex v Kent County Match 1825". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2013.