Roger Brown (cricketer) facts for kids
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Roger Leedham Brown
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| Born | 9 August 1959 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984–1987 | 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
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Roger Leedham Brown (born on August 9, 1959) is a former Australian cricket player. He was a bowler, which means he threw the ball to try and get batters out. Roger Brown was a very important player because, for a long time, he had played more top-level cricket matches than any other Aboriginal Australian player.
Roger was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He played cricket for his home state team, Tasmania, from 1984 to 1987.
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Roger Brown's Cricket Career
Roger Brown played in different types of cricket matches:
First-Class Cricket
First-class cricket matches are the longest and most traditional form of the game. They usually last for several days. Roger played 32 first-class matches. In these games, he took 87 wickets and scored 467 runs. His best bowling performance was taking 7 wickets for 80 runs.
List A Cricket
List A cricket matches are shorter, one-day games. Roger played 9 List A matches. He took 9 wickets and scored 76 runs in these games.
Playing for Australia
Roger also had the chance to play for special Australian teams:
- In 1985, he represented a team called Young Australia when they played in Zimbabwe.
- In 1986–87, he played for the Australian Prime Minister's XI team against the England team. This is a special team chosen by the Prime Minister to play against touring international teams.
Roger Brown's Other Sport
Besides cricket, Roger Brown was also a talented soccer player in Tasmania. He played for a team called Launceston Juventus. This shows he was good at more than one sport!
See also
- List of Tasmanian representative cricketers
