James Brown | |
Country: | Scotland |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 59 |
Runs1: | 1,306 |
Bat Avg1: | 19.49 |
100S/50S1: | 0/4 |
Top Score1: | 90 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 83/22 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26959/26959.html CricketArchive |
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] [2]
He died on 8 December 2014 at the age of 83.[3]