George Carnegie-Brown

George Carnegie-Brown (28 January 1906 – 26 March 1964) was an English cricketer. Carnegie-Brown was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Jerusalem, then in Ottoman Syria.

Carnegie-Brown made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1923 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1923 to 1931.^[1] Carnegie-Brown studied at Cambridge University, making his first-class debut for the University Cricket Club against Nottinghamshire in 1926. This was his only first-class appearance for the University.^[2] The following season he played a single first-class match, this time representing the East of England cricket team against the touring New Zealanders.^[2]

He joined Dorset in 1935, who he played for up to 1939, and then after the Second World War in 1946.^[1] Playing Minor counties cricket for Dorset allowed him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team, who he represented in 2 first-class match in 1937: against Ireland and Oxford University.^[2] Overall, Carnegie-Brown played 4 first-class matches, although with little success. He scored 78 runs at an average of 11.14, with a high score of 32.^[3] He finished his county cricket career in 1947, playing 4 Minor Counties Championship matches for Lincolnshire.^[1]

He died in Lincoln, Lincolnshire on 26 March 1964.

References

External links

• George Carnegie-Brown at ESPNcricinfo
• George Carnegie-Brown at CricketArchive