Joseph Brain

Joseph Hugh Brain (11 September 1863 26 June 1914) was an English cricketer. He was educated at Clifton College[1] and Oriel College, Oxford, and played cricket for Gloucestershire between 1883 and 1889.[2][3]

Joseph Brain
Personal information
Born(1863-09-11)11 September 1863
Bristol, Gloucestershire
Died26 June 1914(1914-06-26) (aged 50)
Cardiff, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1883–1889Gloucestershire
1884–1887Oxford University
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2014

He became managing director of the family brewery, S. A. Brain & Co. Ltd in Cardiff, which was founded by his father and brother,[4] and served on the board of Cardiff City F.C.[5]

References

  1. "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p57: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
  2. Joseph Brain at ESPNcricinfo
  3. Joseph Brain at CricketArchive (subscription required)
  4. "Wills and Bequests". The Standard. London. 26 December 1914. p. 8.
  5. Lloyd, Grahame (1999). C'mon City! A Hundred Years of the Bluebirds. Seren. p. 39. ISBN 1854112716.


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