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Gone but not forgotten

Gone but not forgotten

Seventy-six years after Bill Brown was run-out without facing a ball on his first-class debut at the Gabba, he was given a farewell at the same ground

27-Mar-2008•Peter English

Brown was the baggy green - Waugh

Brown was the baggy green - Waugh

Bill Brown, who has died aged 95, epitomised the Australian cricket ethos and was an invaluable role model for the younger generations of Test cricketers, according to Steve Waugh

18-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

A stately, self-deprecating star

Peter English remembers Bill Brown as a gentleman - generous of his time and a first-rate story-teller

17-Mar-2008•Peter English

Bill Brown timeline

Bill Brown timeline

Timeline for Australian Test cricketer Bill Brown

Bill Brown dies aged 95

Bill Brown dies aged 95

Bill Brown, who was the only remaining link to Australia's pre-World War Two Test era, died in Brisbane on Sunday at the age of 95

17-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

MCC outclass New South Wales

MCC outclass New South Wales

A match report from The Cricketer of the MCC's tour game against New South Wales

Invincibles pay tribute to Johnston

Invincibles pay tribute to Johnston

Bill Johnston might not have achieved the same recognition as his more famous fast-bowling colleagues, Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller, but to those who played with him, Johnston was a champion

25-May-2007•Cricinfo staff

Invincible tells Hayden to 'play straight'

Invincible tells Hayden to 'play straight'

Bill Brown, the 93-year-old member of the Invincibles, has given Matthew Hayden some old-fashioned batting advice

01-Aug-2005•Cricinfo staff

Invincibles expect Ponting's side to match Bradman's

Invincibles expect Ponting's side to match Bradman's

Bill Brown, Australia's oldest former Test player, believes Ricky Ponting's side can copy the unbeaten record of the 1948 Invincibles

10-Jun-2005•Cricinfo staff

Fashions of the Field

Fashions of the Field

Forget the clock's move to daylight saving, the first action of summer is the opening day of the Gabba Test, which Ricky Ponting rates as the high point of the season

18-Nov-2004•Roving Reporter by Peter English at the Gabba

Laker's match

Laker's match

1956 History was made at Old Trafford when Jim Laker took his 19th wicket in the fourth Test against Australia, including all ten wickets in the second innings

31-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Bradman would dominate any era

Bradman would dominate any era

Bill Brown and Steve Waugh chat at the gathering of Australian Test cricketers in Sydney At the gathering of over 150 Australian cricketers in Sydney much of the talk was about former players in general, and Don Bradman in particular

11-Jul-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Australia honours past and present cricketers

Australia honours past and present cricketers

Former players pose at the gathering in Sydney Around 150 of Australia's 197 living Test cricketers assembled in Sydney on Friday night for a dinner organised by Cricket Australia

11-Jul-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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