Fairfax Brown Explained

Fairfax Brown
Fullname:	Walter Graham Fairfax Brown
Birth Date:	12 April 1899
Birth Place:	Sydney, Australia
Death Place:	Sydney, Australia
Date:	23 December 2016
Source:	http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/4226.html ESPNcricinfo

Fairfax Brown (12 April 1899  - 21 May 1931) was an Australian cricketer.^[1] He played nine first-class matches for New South Wales between 1919/20 and 1925/26.^[2]

Cricket career

Brown began his cricket career playing in school. He then played for Sydney in district cricket and topped the first-grade aggregate for the 1922/23 season scoring 768 runs at 45.1. He later played for Mosman. He often played State 2nd XI games in addition to representing New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield as an opening batsman. He was still a respected cricketer and tennis player when he passed due to pneumonia in 1931.^[3]

See also

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fairfax Brown . 23 December 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Web site: Fairfax Brown . 23 December 2016 . Cricket Archive.
3. News: W.G.F. Brown Dies in Hospital. The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, NSW. 3 . 22 May 1931. 27 May 2020 .