Neil Fairbrother
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| Full name | Neil Harvey Fairbrother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 September 1963 Warrington, Lancashire (now in Cheshire), England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neil Fairbrother (born Neil Harvey Fairbrother, 9 September 1963, Warrington, then Lancashire)[1] is a former English cricketer, named by his mother after her favourite player, the Australian cricketer Neil Harvey.[1] He was educated at Lymm High School.
Fairbrother retired from all cricket in 2002, and became Director of Cricket at International Sports Management, a sports agency that represents several leading English Test cricketers.
Domestic career
Fairbrother played for Lancashire, Transvaal and England. He was team captain of Lancashire in 1992–1993. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, described Fairbrother as "an inventive, intelligent left-hander".[1]
In 1990, Fairbrother scored 366 for Lancashire against Surrey at The Oval. 311 of his runs came in a single day, and his feat is unique in that he scored at least 100 runs in each of the three sessions that day.[2] Another milestone came in 1998, when he became the first man to play in ten Lord's one-day domestic cricket cup finals.
International career
Fairbrother made his international debut on 2 April 1987, in a One Day International against India. Following a match-winning century against a West Indies side including Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh at Lord's in 1991, he established himself as a regular in middle-order of the one-day side for several years. Test success, however, proved elusive. Bowled for a duck on his debut, he made just ten Test appearances for England, with only one half-century from 15 innings, at an average of 15.64.[1] However, his international honours included appearing for England in three Cricket World Cups.[3]
International awards
One Day International Cricket
Man of the Match awards
| # | Opponent | Venue | Date | Match Performance | Result |
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| 1 | West Indies | Lord's, London | 27 May 1991 | 1 Ct. ; 113 (109 balls, 10x4, 2x6) |  England won by 7 wickets.[4] |
| 2 | India | Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur | 1 March 1993 | 1 Ct. ; 53* (52 balls, 4x4) | England won by 6 wickets.[5] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 66. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ↑ Frindall, Bill (2009). Ask Bearders. BBC Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-84607-880-4.
- ↑ "Neil Fairbrother - Profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ↑ "1991 England v West Indies - 3rd Match - London". Howstat. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "1992-1993 India v England - 4th Match - Jamshedpur". Howstat. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
External links
- Neil Fairbrother's Corner at ISM
- Neil Fairbrother on Twitter
- Neil Fairbrother at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Neil Fairbrother at ESPNcricinfo
- Neil Fairbrother: 12 facts about the Lancashire stalwart Chinmay Jawalekar, Cricket Country, September 9, 2015
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