Full Name

Simon John Emmerson Brown

Born

June 29, 1969, Cleadon, Co Durham

Age

54y 264d

Also Known As

Chubby

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Left arm Medium fast

With his tenth ball in Test cricket, Simon Brown trapped Pakistan opener Aamer Sohail lbw and all seemed set fair. But that Test at Lord's in 1996 was Brown's first and last, and England supporters were given another fleeting glimpse of what might have been. Brown says: "I would have liked more caps, of course, but look what happened to other left-armers like Mike Smith of Gloucestershire - one cap and then that's it. Don't know why really."

Tall and thin, "Chubby" Brown started his career at Northamptonshire in 1987, but struggled to hold down a regular first-team place in competition with the likes of Curtley Ambrose, Winston Davis, Greg Thomas and David Capel. He moved home to Durham in 1991 and the county achieved first-class status the following year. Brown proved a consistent wicket-taker for England's youngest county side but perhaps paid the penalty, certainly in the county's early years, for having to carry an attack comprising novices and ageing veterans. Often his form would slip towards the end of the season as the summer's workload took its toll. Those injuries became more frequent after he passed 30, and he slowly drifted out of the game at a relatively young age.
Graham Holburn

Simon Brown Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests1211110*11.004425.00002010
FC1592217217966912.05--02--420
List A1135320217186.57--00--230

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests1219813821/602/13869.004.1899.0000
FC159-28735158005507/51-28.723.2952.2-362
List A113-535240621326/306/3030.774.5540.5120
Simon Brown (Durham and England)

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Test

Debut/Last Matches of Simon Brown

FC Matches

Span
1987 - 2002

List A Matches

Span
1987 - 2001

Recent Matches of Simon Brown

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Durham vs Middlesex--2/6519-Apr-2002Chester-le-StreetFC
Durham vs Warwickshire2*2/3429-Jun-2001Chester-le-StreetFC
Durham vs Hampshire--0/2227-Jun-2001Chester-le-StreetList A
Durham vs Hampshire29 & 02/62 & 3/3120-Jun-2001SouthamptonFC
Durham vs Gloucs11*6/70 & 1/4113-Jun-2001GloucesterFC

Photos of Simon Brown

Simon Brown ; thumbnail portrait 2002
Simon Brown ; Portrait 2001
Brown departs after being caught by Atherton off Keedy
Simon Brown (Durham and England)
Penney hits the bowling of Simon Brown 1995