Simon Brown (cricketer)

For other people with the same name, see Simon Brown (disambiguation).

Simon John Emmerson Brown (born 29 June 1969 in Cleadon, County Durham) is an English former cricketer who played as a left-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He played one Test for England in 1996. Domestically, he played for Northamptonshire from 1987 to 1990 and Durham from 1991 to 2002, before being released due to injuries.

Simon Brown

Personal information
Full name	Simon John Emmerson Brown
Born	(1969-06-29) 29 June 1969 (age 56) Cleadon, County Durham, England
Nickname	Chubby
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England
Only Test (cap 581)	25 July 1996 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1987–1990	Northamptonshire
1991–2002	Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA Matches 1 159 113 Runs scored 11 1,796 217 Batting average 11.00 12.05 6.57 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0 Top score 10* 69 18 Balls bowled 198 28,735 5,352 Wickets 2 550 132 Bowling average 69.00 28.72 30.77 5 wickets in innings 0 36 2 10 wickets in match 0 2 0 Best bowling 1/60 7/51 6/30 Catches/stumpings 1/– 42/– 23/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 February 2022

As well as players such as Mark Ilott, Alan Mullally, Mike Smith and Paul Taylor, Brown was one of the myriad of left-arm bowlers tried by England during the 1990s. Like Smith, he was a "one-Test Wonder", playing in only a single Test match, which England lost to Pakistan. Despite taking two wickets, including Aamir Sohail with his tenth ball, he never played for England again.^[1][2]