Jim Brailsford Explained

Jim Brailsford
Country:England
Fullname:Frank Colliss Brailsford
Nickname:Jim
Birth Date:26 August 1933
Birth Place:Hepthorne Lane, Derbyshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Year1:1958
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:9 August
Debutyear1:1958
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Sussex
Lastdate1:16 August
Lastyear1:1958
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:41
Bat Avg1:8.20
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:14
Deliveries1:12
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:2.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/2
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:January
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Players/28/28089/28089.html CricketArchive

Frank Colliss Brailsford (26 August 1933 – 19 June 2015), known as Jim Brailsford, was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1958.

Brailsford was born at Hepthorne Lane, Derbyshire. He joined Derbyshire in 1951 and played in 2nd XI and other matches until the 1958 season. He made his debut against Sussex in August 1958, and made two more first-class appearances in 1958. He continued playing in the Second XI Championship until 1968 and was active in other teams until 1975.

Brailsford was a right-handed batsman and played five innings in three first-class matches with an average of 8.20 and a top score of 41. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and tool a wicket in the two overs he bowled.[1]

He died on 19 June 2015.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Players/28/28089/28089.html Jim Brailsford at Cricket Archive
  2. Web site: JIM BRAILSFORD . 23 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170622192424/http://www.thepca.co.uk/obituaries.html#Jim%20Brailsford . 22 June 2017 . dead .