Full name Ben Christopher Brown
Born November 23, 1988, Crawley, Sussex
Current age 32 years 60 days
Major teams England Under-19s, Sussex, Sussex 2nd XI
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
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 | 145 | 229 | 34 | 7673 | 163 | 39.34 | 12476 | 61.50 | 18 | 42 | 973 | 22 | 407 | 18 |
List A | 74 | 58 | 13 | 1102 | 73* | 24.48 | 1243 | 88.65 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 12 | 67 | 12 |
T20s | 82 | 65 | 9 | 840 | 68 | 15.00 | 750 | 112.00 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 17 | 41 | 7 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 145 | 5 | 120 | 109 | 1 | 1/48 | 1/48 | 109.00 | 5.45 | 120.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class debut | Sussex v Sri Lanka A at Hove, Jul 19-21, 2007 scorecard |
Last First-class | Surrey v Sussex at The Oval, Sep 6-9, 2020 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 Essex at Hove, Sep 14, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1c/0s, 15* | Sussex | v Essex | Hove | 14 Sep 2020 | T20 |
1c/0s | Sussex | v Kent | Canterbury | 12 Sep 2020 | T20 |
0c/0s | Sussex | v Hampshire | Southampton | 10 Sep 2020 | T20 |
51, 0c/0s, 7, 0c/1s | Sussex | v Surrey | The Oval | 6 Sep 2020 | FC |
26, 0c/0s, 45, 2c/0s | Sussex | v Middlesex | Radlett | 22 Aug 2020 | FC |
11, 2c/0s, 5, 2c/0s | Sussex | v Essex | Hove | 15 Aug 2020 | FC |
98, 0c/0s, 2 | Sussex | v Kent | Canterbury | 8 Aug 2020 | FC |
0, 2c/0s, 25, 2c/0s | Sussex | v Hampshire | Hove | 1 Aug 2020 | FC |
33 | Sussex | v Worcs | Hove | 23 Sep 2019 | FC |
1c/0s, 0, 3c/0s, 29* | Sussex | v Derbyshire | Derby | 16 Sep 2019 | FC |
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