Roger Brown (cricketer)

Roger Brown

Personal information
Full name	Roger Leedham Brown
Born	9 August 1959 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
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
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 32 9 Runs scored 467 76 Batting average 13.34 38.00 100s/50s –/– 0/0 Top score 49 40* Balls bowled 5532 482 Wickets 87 9 Bowling average 39.68 47.77 5 wickets in innings 2 – 10 wickets in match 1 n/a Best bowling 7/80 3/52 Catches/stumpings 12/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 September 2011

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]

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]

See also

• List of Tasmanian representative cricketers

Sources

• Tatz, C. & Tatz, P. (2000) Black Gold, Aboriginal Studies Press: Canberra. ISBN 0-85575-367-6.

References

1. Tatz, p. 177.