Roger Brown (cricketer)

Roger Brown
Personal information
Full name Roger Leedham Brown
Born (1959-08-09) 9 August 1959
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
198487 Tasmania
First class debut 19 October 1984 Tasmania v WA
Last First class 6 March 1987 Tasmania v SA
List A debut 13 October 1984 Tasmania v WA
Last List A 15 March 1987 Tasmania v SA
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 32 9
Runs scored 467 76
Batting average 13.34 38.00
100s/50s / 0/0
Top score 49 40*
Balls bowled 5532 482
Wickets 87 9
Bowling average 39.68 47.77
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1 n/a
Best bowling 7/80 3/52
Catches/stumpings 12/ 3/
Source: Cricinfo, 15 September 2011

Roger Leedham Brown (born 9 August 1959) is a former Australian first-class cricketer, who until the arrival of Jason Gillespie, had played more first-class matches than any other Aboriginal Australian.[1]

Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Brown played for Tasmania between 1984 and 1987, and represented Young Australia in Zimbabwe in 1985 and the Australian Prime Minister's XI against England in 1986/87. Brown was also a leading soccer player in Tasmania, representing Launceston Juventus.[1]

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  1. 1 2 Tatz, p. 177.
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