| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Michael James Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1980 Burnley, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,9 August 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael James Brown (born 9 February 1980) is an English first-class cricketer.
Brown was born in Burnley,Lancashire,attending Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in neighbouring Blackburn. [1] Like many of his family,he began playing cricket for Burnley Cricket Club,making his debut for the adult side at age 14. [2] His younger brother David is also a Cricketer.
A right-handed batsman,he made his first-class debut for Middlesex in 1999 and joined Hampshire in 2004.
On 3 October 2008 he joined Surrey after speculation in late September.
On 12 January 2010,Brown announced that he would be spending a three-week spell in Trinidad playing for National League side Clico Preysal Sports Club. [3] He intended to use the opportunity as some additional pre-season training prior to the start of the 2010 County Championship.
He missed the whole of the 2010 season after suffering an elbow injury. [4] This injury,as well as a shoulder injury,was still giving him problems the following season,and he was forced to announce his immediate retirement in late July,2011. [5]
In April 2011,Brown returned to his roots to take up the role of chairman at Burnley Cricket Club. [6]