Brian Sellers

Brian Sellers

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Brian Sellers
Born	(1907-03-05)5 March 1907 Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Died	20 February 1981(1981-02-20) (aged 73) Eldwick, West Yorkshire
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Batsman, captain
Relations	Arthur Sellers (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1932–1948	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 344 Runs scored 9270 Batting average 23.05 100s/50s 4/45 Top score 204 Balls bowled 1213 Wickets 9 Bowling average 75.11 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/10 Catches/stumpings 273/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2013

Arthur Brian Sellers (5 March 1907 – 20 February 1981) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played in 334 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1932 and 1948,^[1] and later became a prominent administrator at the club.

Career

Sellers was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, and was a middle-order right-handed batsman of modest attainments, and close fielder.^[2] His cricketing significance relates almost entirely to his captaincy of the successful Yorkshire side, both before and after World War II. He played regularly for Yorkshire in 1932, and often captained the side in his debut season in the absence of the regular captain, Frank Greenwood. When Greenwood resigned at the end of that season, Sellers was appointed captain for 1933, and then held the post until 1948, when he retired.^[1]

During Sellers' ten seasons of captaincy, Yorkshire won the

Both during his playing career and afterwards, Sellers was an England Test team selector (1938–55), and in retirement he served on Yorkshire committees, taking a prominent and influential role in many of the controversies that surrounded the county club in the 1960 and early 1970s.^[2]

Sellers died in February 1981, at Eldwick, Bingley, Yorkshire.^[2]

References

• Brian Sellers at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Brian Sellers at ESPNcricinfo