Full name Alan Brown 1958–1979 Northumberland Batting style Right-handed Name Alan Brown | Bowling style Right-arm medium Role Cricket Player 1975 Minor Counties North | |
Born 1 April 1933 ( 1933-04-01 ) Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England Died August 23, 2013, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | ||
Alan Brown (1 April 1933 - 23 August 2013) was a former English cricketer. Brown was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland.
Brown made his debut for Northumberland in the 1958 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Brown played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1958 to 1979, which included 133 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Northumberland against Lincolnshire in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 2 wickets at an average of 41.50, with best figures of 2/26.
Playing for Northumberland allowed him to represent Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire. He made 3 further List A appearances for the team in that competition, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire. In his 4 matches for the team, he took 3 wickets at an average of 21.66, with best figures of 3/21.