David J. Brown (cricketer)

David Brown
Personal information
Full name
David John Brown
Born30 January 1942 (1942-01-30) (age 82)
Walsall, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 429)22 July 1965 v South Africa
Last Test24 July 1969 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 26 390
Runs scored 342 4,110
Batting average 11.79 12.26
100s/50s 0/0 0/6
Top score 44* 79
Balls bowled 5,098 63,339
Wickets 79 1,165
Bowling average 28.31 24.85
5 wickets in innings 2 46
10 wickets in match 0 5
Best bowling 5/42 8/60
Catches/stumpings 7/– 157/–
Source: CricInfo, 9 February 2020

David John Brown (born 30 January 1942)[1] is an English former cricketer who played in twenty six Test matches between 1965 and 1969. Cricket writer Colin Batemen described Brown as a "rangy, popular paceman...[with] gutsy determination and uncomplaining effort".[1]

  1. ^ a b Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 34. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.