Jack Brown (cricketer)
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Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 14 December 1894 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 1 July 1899 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 20 August 2021 |
John Thomas Brown (20 August 1869 – 4 November 1904)[1] was an English professional cricketer, who played primarily as a batsman. He was Yorkshire's first great opening batsman, a lineage continued by Herbert Sutcliffe, Len Hutton and Geoffrey Boycott. He took five wickets in an innings on three occasions with his leg breaks, but except in 1901 (when he claimed 57 wickets) he generally bowled little.
County career
Born in
International career
Brown's form in 1894 was such to earn him both a mention as a
Brown played only three more Tests, all against the Australians – two in 1896 and one in 1899 – although many judges (not least Wisden) felt that he was unlucky not to be selected for the 1897/98 Ashes tour. He continued to bat productively for Yorkshire for several more seasons, but in 1904 he played just two matches, both in May, against Cambridge University and Leicestershire before a heart condition forced his retirement.
Death
Brown's health continued to worsen, and later that year he died in a medical home in Pimlico, London at the age of 35. Heavy smoking had contributed to asthma and heart problems. The cause of death was given as heart failure and "congestion of the brain".
Confusion
He is not to be confused with another John Thomas Brown, who played less frequently for Yorkshire over a similar time span. For clarity, subject of this article is often described as Brown, J. T. (Driffield), the other as Brown, J. T. (Darfield).[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
- ^ "John Brown – Player Profile – Test Cricket". www.howstat.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "The Match of the Century". Cricinfo. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "5th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Mar 1–6, 1895 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "HowSTAT! Test Cricket – Players Scoring a Century in 4th Innings". www.howstat.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Scorecard – 1894–1895 The Ashes – 5th Test – Melbourne – 01/03/1895". www.howstat.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Brown under". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Big-time brutality". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
External links
- Media related to Jack Brown (cricketer) at Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Brown at ESPNcricinfo