Sandy Brown (cricketer)

Alexander 'Sandy' Brown (born 7 October 1950) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.

Sandy Brown
Personal information
Full name
Alexander Brown
Born (1950-10-07) 7 October 1950
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977–1987Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 9 21
Runs scored 256 281
Batting average 19.69 14.05
100s/50s –/2 –/–
Top score 74 47
Catches/stumpings 13/3 15/3
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2022

Brown was born at Coatbridge in October 1950. He was educated in Coatbridge at St Patrick's School, before going up to Bell College of Technology in Hamilton. A wicket-keeper who played club cricket for both Drumpellier Cricket Club and Uddingston Cricket Club, Brown first played for Scotland in a first-class match against Ireland at Dublin in 1977. He played for Scotland until 1987, making nine first-class appearances, eight of which came against Ireland, and one against the touring New Zealanders.[1] In List A one-day cricket he made 21 appearances across the Benson & Hedges Cup and the NatWest Trophy.[2] Brown scored 256 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 19.69, with two half centuries and a highest score of 74; as wicket-keeper, he took 13 catches and made three stumpings.[3] In one-day cricket, he scored 281 runs at an average of 14.05, with a highest score of 47; as wicket-keeper he took 15 catches and made three stumpings.[4]

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Sandy Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. "List A Matches played by Sandy Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sandy Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sandy Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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