David W. J. Brown

For others of a similar name, see David Brown.

David W. J. Brown
Personal information
Full name
David Wyndham James Brown
Born(1942-02-26)26 February 1942
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Died17 August 2021(2021-08-17) (aged 79)
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1964–1967Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 89 2
Runs scored 2863 78
Batting average 20.16 78.00
100s/50s 1/14 0/1
Top score 142 50*
Balls bowled 90 0
Wickets 3 –
Bowling average 28.00 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 3/84 –
Catches/stumpings 36/– 0
Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2021

David Wyndham James Brown (26 February 1942 – 17 August 2021) was an English cricketer. He played for Gloucestershire between 1964 and 1967.[1][2]

Brown was a middle-order batsman. On his first-class debut in 1964 he top-scored with a solid 50 in Gloucestershire's first innings of 139 against Surrey.[3] He made his only first-class century against Glamorgan in 1965 when he scored 142 to avert defeat after Gloucestershire had followed on.[4] He was Gloucestershire's top scorer with 59 in the first innings of the low-scoring match against Pakistan in 1967.[5]

  1. ^ "David Brown". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. ^ "David Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ Wisden 1965, p. 557.
  4. ^ "Gloucestershire v Glamorgan 1965". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Gloucestershire v Pakistanis 1967". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.