George Carnegie-Brown

George Carnegie-Brown
Personal information
Full name George Carnegie-Brown
Born (1906-01-28)28 January 1906
Jerusalem, Ottoman Syria
Died 26 March 1964(1964-03-26) (aged 57)
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Batting style Left-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947 Lincolnshire
1937 Minor Counties
19351946 Dorset
1926 Cambridge University
19231931 Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 78
Batting average 11.14
100s/50s /
Top score 32
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/
Source: Cricinfo, 1 June 2011

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by George Carnegie-Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played by George Carnegie-Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. "Player profiles: George Carnegie-Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

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