Roger Brown (cricketer)
Roger Leedham Brown (born 9 August 1959) is a former Australian first-class cricketer, who until the arrival of Jason Gillespie, had played more first-class matches than any other Aboriginal Australian.[1]
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| Full name | Roger Leedham Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1959 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–87 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First class debut | 19 October 1984 Tasmania v WA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First class | 6 March 1987 Tasmania v SA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 13 October 1984 Tasmania v WA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 15 March 1987 Tasmania v SA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 September 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Brown played for Tasmania between 1984 and 1987, and represented Young Australia in Zimbabwe in 1985 and the Australian Prime Minister's XI against England in 1986/87. Brown was also a leading soccer player in Tasmania, representing Launceston Juventus.[1]
Sources
- Tatz, C. & Tatz, P. (2000) Black Gold, Aboriginal Studies Press: Canberra. ISBN 0-85575-367-6.
References
- Tatz, p. 177.
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