Dougie Brown

Dougie Brown

Brown batting for Warwickshire in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Douglas Robert Brown
Born	29 October 1969 Stirling, Scotland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England (1997–1998) Scotland (1989–1990, 2004–2007)
ODI debut (cap 147/22)	11 December 1997  England v India
Last ODI	22 March 2007  Scotland v Netherlands
T20I debut	12 September 2007  Scotland v Pakistan
Last T20I	13 September 2007  Scotland v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992–2006	Warwickshire
1996	Wellington
2000	MCC
2003	Namibia
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 25 2 209 314 Runs scored 319 1 8,511 4,883 Batting average 17.72 1.00 30.61 22.81 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 10/44 1/23 Top score 50* 1 203 108 Balls bowled 953 24 30,855 12,942 Wickets 22 0 567 370 Bowling average 41.77 – 28.53 26.97 5 wickets in innings 0 – 21 2 10 wickets in match n/a n/a 4 n/a Best bowling 3/37 – 8/89 5/31 Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/– 130/– 76/–
Brown's voice recorded February 2015
Source: CricketArchive, 14 April 2016

Douglas Robert Brown (born 29 October 1969) is a former Scottish cricketer, currently employed as a coach for Warwickshire C.C.C.. He is an all-rounder who has represented both England and Scotland at One Day International level. He is a regular summariser for the BBC's cricket coverage including Test Match Special.

As a youngster Brown attended Alloa Academy, represented Clackmannan County cricket club and played football at under-18 level for Scotland,and played for Feltham Rugby Football club as a competent fullback, choosing to focus on cricket shortly afterwards. He first came to the attention of Warwickshire in 1992 whilst playing for Scotland, he signed for the county and made his debut in the same year. He went on to spend his entire career with the county, for whom he has scored over 12500 runs and taken over 850 wickets at first-class and list A cricket.

In 1997 Brown was named in England's one-day squad for four nations Champions Trophy at Sharjah. He made his debut on 11 December in England's narrow 7-run victory over their hosts, in this game Brown took no wickets and scored 6 runs. However, it was England's next game, on 13 December against the West Indies, that Brown gave his greatest performance as an England player. He dismissed Philo Wallace with the opening ball of the game before going on to dismiss his Warwickshire teammate Brian Lara, then at the height of his powers, leg before wicket two balls later. This opening allowed England to take an easy victory. This game aside, Brown failed to excel at one-day cricket, and the 1998 tour of the West Indies was to prove his last.

During the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Brown coached the Namibian team. He also coached them in South African domestic one-day cricket in the 2002/03 season, playing one game as an overseas player. Outside of cricket Brown works as a PE teacher.

He played for Scotland in the 2005 ICC Trophy, taking 11 wickets in the tournament, and scoring 59 runs in the final, to help Scotland win the competition. As a result, Scotland gained temporary One-day International status, and Brown has since played ODI cricket for Scotland in the 2006 European Cricket Championships, 2007 World Cricket League and 2007 Cricket World Cup. In a twenty20 fixture between Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Steelbacks Brown suffered a severe Achilles tendon injury that could yet end his career.

At the end of the 2007 season Dougie Brown retired from cricket to take up a coaching role at Warwickshire County Cricket Club.

See also

• List of cricketers who have played for more than one international team

External links

• Player profile: Dougie Brown from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Dougie Brown from CricketArchive