Pat Brown (cricketer)

Patrick Rhys Brown (born 23 August 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire, having previously played for Worcestershire.^[1] He made his international debut for England in November 2019.^[2]

Pat Brown

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Rhys Brown
Born	(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 25) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England (2019)
T20I debut (cap 86)	1 November 2019 v New Zealand
Last T20I	8 November 2019 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017–2023	Worcestershire (squad no. 36)
2019	Sylhet Sixers
2021	Birmingham Phoenix
2021/22	Peshawar Zalmi
2022	Oval Invincibles
2023	→ Derbyshire (on loan)
2024	Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 4 8 14 85 Runs scored 4 14 5 64 Batting average – 4.66 5.00 10.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 4* 5* 3 10* Balls bowled 78 637 616 1,625 Wickets 3 10 21 104 Bowling average 42.66 45.60 30.90 24.82 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/29 2/15 4/51 4/21 Catches/stumpings 2/– 3/– 7/– 28/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2023

Domestic, T20 and franchise career

Brown made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Worcestershire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 26 July 2017.^[3] He made his first-class debut for Worcestershire in the 2017 County Championship on 6 August 2017.^[4] He made his List A debut for Worcestershire in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 23 May 2018.^[5]

Brown was the leading wicket taker in the 2018 Vitality Blast taking 31 wickets. This included 4–21 against Lancashire County Cricket Club which meant the Worcestershire Rapids progressed to the final of the Vitality t20 Blast on 15 September 2018 and took on the Sussex Sharks . Worcestershire went on to beat the Sharks by 4 wickets in the final to secure their maiden T20 Blast Trophy.^[6]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.^[7]

In November 2019, Brown signed with Melbourne Stars for the 2019–20 Big Bash League season replacing Dale Steyn who had gone back to South Africa due to international commitments.^[8]

Having already agreed a permanent move to Derbyshire for the 2024 season, Brown joined them early on loan in September 2023.^[9]

International career

In September 2019, Brown was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.^[10] He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 1 November 2019.^[11] The following month, Brown was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.^[12] However, in January 2020, Brown was ruled out of England's ODI and T20I squads, following a stress fracture to his lower back.^[13]

On 29 May 2020, Brown was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.^[14][15]

References

1. "Pat Brown interview: At times I was embarrassed | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com.
2. "Patrick Brown". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
3. "North Group: Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, NatWest t20 Blast at Nottingham, Jul 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
4. "Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Worcester, Aug 6-8, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
5. "North Group, Royal London One-Day Cup at Leeds, May 23 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
6. "T20 Blast Finals Day: Worcestershire's triumph as it happened". 3 September 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
7. "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
8. "Pat Brown signs up with Melbourne Stars for 2019-20 BBL". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
9. Howson, Nick. "Pat Brown: Derbyshire agree on loan for Worcestershire seamer ahead of permanent move". The Cricketer. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
10. "Bairstow dropped from England Test squad for New Zealand series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
11. "1st T20I, England tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Nov 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
12. "Buttler, Stokes and Archer back for South Africa T20Is, no room for Root". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
13. "Pat Brown ruled out for winter with lower back stress fracture". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
14. "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
15. "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

External links

• Pat Brown at ESPNcricinfo