Charles Clover-Brown

Charles Clover-Brown (18 September 1907 – 6 October 1982) was an English cricketer.

For the athlete, see Charles Clover (athlete). For the journalist and author, see Charles Clover (environmental journalist).

Charles Clover-Brown
Personal information
Born(1907-09-18)18 September 1907
Brentford, Middlesex, England
Died6 October 1982(1982-10-06) (aged 75)
Hove, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1926–1933Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 144
Batting average 48.00
100s/50s 1/0
Top score 100*
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 May 2011

Clover-Brown was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Brentford, Middlesex, and educated at Harrow School, where he captained the school cricket team.[1] He made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1926 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire, and played for Buckinghamshire from 1926 to 1933, including 10 Minor Counties Championship matches.[2]

Clover-Brown made his first-class debut for Dr J Rockwood's Europeans XI against Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI in Colombo in December 1930. He scored 27 in the first innings and 1 in the second.[3] He played his second first-class match five years later, playing for Ceylon against the Indian University Occasionals.[4] He opened the batting and carried his bat, scoring 100* in the Ceylon first innings of 204.[5]

He served as President of Old Harrovians F.C. from 1964 to 1982.[6] He died in Hove, Sussex, on 6 October 1982.

References
  1. "Teams Charles Clover-Brown played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Clover-Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  3. "Dr J Rockwood's Europeans XI v Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI, 1930/31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Clover-Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  5. "Ceylon v Indian University Occasionals, 1935". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  6. Woolley, R.H. "Old Harrovian A.F.C." www.ohafc.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.