Michael Brown (cricketer)
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| Full name | Michael James Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 February 1980 Burnley, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 – 2004 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 – 2008 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 – 2011 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 9 August 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael James Brown (born 9 February 1980) is an English 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
- ↑ QEGS website Accessed 2011
- ↑ "Golden Brown!". Lancashire Telegraph. 21 July 1997. Retrieved July 2011.
- ↑ Michael Brown talks to Surrey TV about his plan to play for three weeks in Trinidad
- ↑ Wisden Cricketer's Almanack, 2011 edition, p556.
- ↑ "Injuries force Surrey batsman Michael Brown to retire" Retrieved 9 August 2011
- ↑ "Surrey star Brown takes over as Turf Moor chairman". Lancashire Telegraph. 15 April 2011. Retrieved July 2011.