James Brown (cricketer)

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James Brown
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 59
Runs scored 1,306
Batting average 19.49
100s/50s 0/4
Top score 90
Catches/stumpings 83/22

James "Jimmy" Brown MBE (24 September 1931 – 8 December 2014) was a Scottish first-class cricketer. He played as a wicket-keeper and took a record 119 catches and 40 stumpings for them. In first-class cricket his tally of 105 dismissals is easily the most by a cricketer for Scotland.

In club cricket for Perthshire and took 674 dismissals. He was awarded the MBE in the 1974 New Year Honours.[1][2]

He died on 8 December 2014 at the age of 83.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Cricketer, February 1974, p. 3.
  2. ^ "Kyle Coetzer Awarded MBE for Services to Cricket in Queen's Birthday Honours List". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Brown".

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