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John Dowell Brown (25 August 1890 – 18 March 1968) was an English cricketer. Brown was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Coventry, Warwickshire.

John Brown

Personal information
Full name	John Dowell Brown
Born	(1890-08-25)25 August 1890 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Died	18 March 1968(1968-03-18) (aged 77) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1913–1914	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 9 Runs scored 12 Batting average 1.71 100s/50s –/– Top score 7 Balls bowled 576 Wickets 9 Bowling average 29.33 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/18 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2011

Brown made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Worcestershire at Tipton Road, Dudley in the 1913 County Championship. He made eight further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1914 County Championship.[1] In his nine first-class matches, he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 29.33, with best figures of 4/18.[2] With the bat, he scored 12 runs at an average of 1.71, with a high score of 7.[3]

He died at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on 18 March 1968.

References

External links

• John Brown at ESPNcricinfo
• John Brown at CricketArchive

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