Full name Albert Brown Name Albert Brown 1932 Warwickshire | Batting style Right-handed | |
Born 10 July 1911 ( 1911-07-10 ) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Died 27 April 1995(1995-04-27) (aged 83)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Albert Brown (10 July 1911 – 27 April 1995) was an English cricketer and snooker player. He made just one first-class appearance for Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 1932. As a snooker player he was twice runner-up in the English Amateur Championship and reached the semi-final of the World Snooker Championship four times between 1948 and 1953.
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Early life
He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire on 10 July 1911.
Cricket
Brown made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against the touring Indians at Edgbaston in 1932. The Indians made 282 all out in their first-innings, with Brown taking the wickets of Naoomal Jeoomal and Amar Singh to finish with figures of 2/61 from 22 overs. In Warwickshire's first-innings of 354 all out, Brown ended the innings not out on a single run. He bowled 14 wicketless overs in the Indians second-innings of 344 declared and wasn't required to bat in Warwickshire's second-innings of 110/3, with the match being declared a draw. This was his only major appearance for Warwickshire.
Snooker
Brown was later a leading snooker player. As an amateur he was runner-up in the English Amateur Championship in 1940 and 1946. After turning professional he played in a number of major events from 1947 to 1955 and reached the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship four times, in 1948, 1950, 1952 and 1953. He also was runner-up in the 1951/1952 News of the World Snooker Tournament, missing out on victory by a single frame. His last competitive appearance was in the 1954/1955 News of the World Snooker Tournament.
Non-ranking event wins: (1)
Death
He died at the city of his birth on 27 April 1995.