Michael Brown (cricketer)

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Michael Brown
Personal information
Full name
Michael James Brown
Born (1980-02-09) 9 February 1980 (age 44)
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999–2004Middlesex
2004–2008Hampshire
2008–2011Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 96 30 12
Runs scored 5,273 922 284
Batting average 34.01 34.14 25.81
100s/50s 9/28 0/7 0/1
Top score 133 96* 77
Catches/stumpings 71/– 9/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 August 2011

Michael James Brown (born 9 February 1980) is an English first-class cricketer.

Early life

Brown was born in Burnley, Lancashire, attending Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in neighbouring Blackburn.[1] Like many of his family, he began playing cricket for Burnley Cricket Club, making his debut for the adult side at age 14.[2] His younger brother David is also a Cricketer.

Career

A right-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut for Middlesex in 1999 and joined Hampshire in 2004.

On 3 October 2008 he joined Surrey after speculation in late September.

On 12 January 2010, Brown announced that he would be spending a three-week spell in Trinidad playing for National League side Clico Preysal Sports Club.[3] He intended to use the opportunity as some additional pre-season training prior to the start of the 2010 County Championship.

He missed the whole of the 2010 season after suffering an elbow injury.[4] This injury, as well as a shoulder injury, was still giving him problems the following season, and he was forced to announce his immediate retirement in late July, 2011.[5]

In April 2011, Brown returned to his roots to take up the role of chairman at Burnley Cricket Club.[6]

References

  1. ^ QEGS website Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 17 July 2011
  2. ^ "Golden Brown!". Lancashire Telegraph. 21 July 1997. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. ^ Michael Brown talks to Surrey TV about his plan to play for three weeks in Trinidad
  4. ^ Wisden Cricketer's Almanack, 2011 edition, p556.
  5. ^ "Injuries force Surrey batsman Michael Brown to retire" Retrieved 9 August 2011
  6. ^ "Surrey star Brown takes over as Turf Moor chairman". Lancashire Telegraph. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.