Roger Brown (cricketer)

Roger Brown
Personal information
Full name Roger Leedham Brown
Born 9 August 1959
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984/85 – 1986/87 Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches – – 32 9
Runs scored – – 467 76
Batting average – – 13.34 38.00
100s/50s – – –/– 0/0
Top score – – 49 40*
Balls bowled – – 5532 482
Wickets – – 87 9
Bowling average – – 39.68 47.77
5 wickets in innings – – 2 –
10 wickets in match – n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling – – 7/80 3/52
Catches/stumpings – – 12/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 September 2011

Roger Leedham Brown (born 9 August 1959) is a former Australian first-class cricketer, who until the arrival of Jason Gillespie, had played more first-class matches than any other Aboriginal Australian.[1]

Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Brown played for Tasmania between 1984 and 1987, and represented Young Australia in Zimbabwe in 1985 and the Australian Prime Minister's XI against England in 1986/87. Brown was also a leading soccer player in Tasmania, representing Launceston Juventus.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tatz, p. 177.