James Brown (cricketer)

James Brown
Scotland (SCO)
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling type -
First-class record
Matches 59
Runs scored 1306
Batting average 19.49
100s/50s 0/4
Top score 90
Balls bowled -
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best Bowling -
Catches/Stumpings 83/22
First class debut: -, 1953
Last first class game: -, 1973
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James "Jimmy" Brown MBE (24 September 1931 8 December 2014) was a Scottish first-class cricketer. He played as a wicket-keeper and took a record 119 catches and 40 stumpings for them. In first-class cricket his tally of 105 dismissals is easily the most by a cricketer for Scotland.

In club cricket for Perthshire and took 674 dismissals. He was awarded the MBE in the 1974 New Year Honours.[1]

He died on 8 December 2014 at the age of 83.[2]

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