Andrew Brown (cricketer)
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Andrew Brown was an English
cricket
er. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
between 1985 and 1992.
Brown made his debut Second XI Championship appearance in the 1982 season, playing for the team for three whole years before making a first County Championship appearance for his team in Derbyshire's lean 1985 season. The next year, he played against a group of touring New Zealanders, before being released in 1987.
Upon a surprise comeback at the back end of the 1989 season, he hit a 65 in his first Championship match for three years and, when Derbyshire were going through their best batting spell for many years, in 1990, he hit his maiden first-class century against Northamptonshire
, though he was to finish the match with a broken hand, administered by Curtly Ambrose
. Though he was released for the second time in 1992, having realized that, following his previous injury, he was never again to be at his best, he rejoined his second string team, who he captained and coached for three years from 1997.
Between 2001 and 2003 Brown played for Suffolk, the 2002 second-placed Minor Counties Championship team. He still regularly travels to Suffolk to watch them play.
Brown scored more runs for Derbyshire's second XI than any other batsman in history, a record which still stands today.
Andy Brown currently plays for Chesterfield Cricket Club in Derbyshire. He is 1st team captain and coach to the youth teams.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1985 and 1992.
Brown made his debut Second XI Championship appearance in the 1982 season, playing for the team for three whole years before making a first County Championship appearance for his team in Derbyshire's lean 1985 season. The next year, he played against a group of touring New Zealanders, before being released in 1987.
Upon a surprise comeback at the back end of the 1989 season, he hit a 65 in his first Championship match for three years and, when Derbyshire were going through their best batting spell for many years, in 1990, he hit his maiden first-class century against Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
, though he was to finish the match with a broken hand, administered by Curtly Ambrose
Curtly Ambrose
Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose is a former West Indian cricketer. His skill was as a right-arm fast bowler, especially in partnership with Courtney Walsh...
. Though he was released for the second time in 1992, having realized that, following his previous injury, he was never again to be at his best, he rejoined his second string team, who he captained and coached for three years from 1997.
Between 2001 and 2003 Brown played for Suffolk, the 2002 second-placed Minor Counties Championship team. He still regularly travels to Suffolk to watch them play.
Brown scored more runs for Derbyshire's second XI than any other batsman in history, a record which still stands today.
Andy Brown currently plays for Chesterfield Cricket Club in Derbyshire. He is 1st team captain and coach to the youth teams.
External links
- Andrew Brown at Cricket Archive