Full name Ben Christopher Brown
Born November 23, 1988, Crawley, Sussex
Current age 31 years 14 days
Major teams England Under-19s, Sussex, Sussex 2nd XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Relation Cousin - JM Butler
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 140 | 219 | 34 | 7403 | 163 | 40.01 | 11918 | 62.11 | 18 | 40 | 938 | 22 | 397 | 17 |
List A | 74 | 58 | 13 | 1102 | 73* | 24.48 | 1243 | 88.65 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 12 | 67 | 12 |
T20s | 79 | 64 | 8 | 825 | 68 | 14.73 | 743 | 111.03 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 17 | 39 | 7 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 140 | 5 | 120 | 109 | 1 | 1/48 | 1/48 | 109.00 | 5.45 | 120.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class debut | Sussex v Sri Lanka A at Hove, Jul 19-21, 2007 scorecard |
Last First-class | Sussex v Worcestershire at Hove, Sep 23-26, 2019 scorecard |
List A debut | Sussex v Nottinghamshire at Hove, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard |
Last List A | Sussex v Glamorgan at Hove, May 7, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Sussex v Kent at Hove, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Sussex v Gloucestershire at Hove, Aug 30, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Sussex | v Worcs | Hove | 23 Sep 2019 | FC |
1c/0s, 0, 3c/0s, 29* | Sussex | v Derbyshire | Derby | 16 Sep 2019 | FC |
3c/0s, 24, 3c/0s | Sussex | v Gloucs | Bristol | 10 Sep 2019 | FC |
7, 1c/0s | Sussex | v Gloucs | Hove | 30 Aug 2019 | T20 |
- | Sussex | v Middlesex | Uxbridge | 24 Aug 2019 | T20 |
3c/0s, 3, 2c/1s | Sussex | v Middlesex | Hove | 18 Aug 2019 | FC |
0c/0s, 122 | Sussx 2nd XI | v Hants 2nd XI | Southampton | 12 Aug 2019 | Other |
10, 0c/0s | Sussex | v Surrey | Hove | 26 Jul 2019 | T20 |
11, 2c/0s | Sussex | v Hampshire | Hove | 24 Jul 2019 | T20 |
64, 2c/0s | Sussx 2nd XI | v Hants 2nd XI | Hove | 22 Jul 2019 | Other T20 |
Ben Brown's career blossomed in 2015 when he gained a reputation as one of the best wicketkeeper-batsmen in the country. In the shake-up that followed Sussex's relegation from the Championship, he was also named as vice-captain and hailed by the county's new head coach Mark Davis as "a natural leader". His accession following the retirement of Matt Prior was complete.
NBC Denis Compton Award 2010