David W. J. Brown

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David W. J. Brown

Personal information
Full name	David Wyndham James Brown
Born	(1942-02-26)26 February 1942 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Died	17 August 2021(2021-08-17) (aged 79)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1964–1967	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC List A Matches 89 2 Runs scored 2863 78 Batting average 20.16 78.00 100s/50s 1/14 0/1 Top score 142 50* Balls bowled 90 0 Wickets 3 – Bowling average 28.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 3/84 – Catches/stumpings 36/– 0
Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2021

David Wyndham James Brown (26 February 1942 – 17 August 2021) was an English cricketer. He played for Gloucestershire between 1964 and 1967.[1][2]

Brown was a middle-order batsman. On his first-class debut in 1964 he top-scored with a solid 50 in Gloucestershire's first innings of 139 against Surrey.[3] He made his only first-class century against Glamorgan in 1965 when he scored 142 to avert defeat after Gloucestershire had followed on.[4] He was Gloucestershire's top scorer with 59 in the first innings of the low-scoring match against Pakistan in 1967.[5]

References

1. "David Brown". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
2. "David Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
3. Wisden 1965, p. 557.
4. "Gloucestershire v Glamorgan 1965". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
5. "Gloucestershire v Pakistanis 1967". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

External links

• David W. J. Brown at ESPNcricinfo
• David W. J. Brown at CricketArchive (subscription required)