Batting style Left-handed Name Andrew Brown 1959-1961 Devon | 1961 Combined Services | |
Full name Andrew John Trevor Brown Born 27 June 1935 (age 88) ( 1935-06-27 ) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||
Bowling style Right-arm off break | ||
Andrew John Trevor Brown (born 27 June 1935) is a former Scottish cricketer and Royal Navy Engineering Officer. Brown was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Edinburgh.
The son of John Brown and Nesta Jones, Brown was educated at Sherborne School in Dorset, where he represented the school cricket team. Following the end of his education, he joined the Royal Navy whom he also played cricket for. Brown made his debut for Devon in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship against the Somerset Second XI. From 1959 to 1961, he represented the county in ten Championship matches, the last of which came against Cornwall.
Andrew Brown played two first-class matches for the Combined Services in 1961, against Cambridge University and the touring South Africans. In his two first-class matches he scored 41 runs at a batting average of 13.66, with a high score of 40* against Cambridge University.
Latterly, he played for Aberdeenshire from 1970–74 and was Captain in 1973.
Following his retirement from the Royal Navy, Brown became an HR manager, and subsequently Director of Training at Brathay Hall, Cumbria. Married twice, Brown has three children.