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Bill Brown

1912 - 2008

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William Alfred Brown, (31 July 1912 – 16 March 2008) was an Australian cricketer who played 22 Test matches between 1934 and 1948, captaining his country in one Test. A right-handed opening batsman, his partnership with Jack Fingleton in the 1930s is regarded as one of the finest in Australian Test history. After the interruption of World War II, Brown was a member of the team dubbed "The Invincibles", who toured England in 1948 without defeat under the leadership of Don Bradman. In a match in November 1947, Brown was the unwitting victim of the first instance of "Mankading". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Brown is the 28th most popular cricketer (up from 37th in 2019), the 673rd most popular biography from Australia (up from 709th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Bill Brown ranks 28 out of 136. Before him are Mohammed Shami, Garfield Sobers, K. L. Rahul, James Anderson, Mitchell Johnson, and Bishan Singh Bedi. After him are Steve Smith, Syed Kirmani, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Faf du Plessis, and Brian Lara.

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Among people born in 1912, Bill Brown ranks 425. Before him are Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Height, James Craig, Malika Pukhraj, Joan Davis, and Dane Clark.  Among people deceased in 2008, Bill Brown ranks 402. Before him are Larry Norman, François Sterchele, György Kolonics, Karen Asrian, G. David Low, and Eudy Simelane. After him are Tony Snow, Jacob Lekgetho, Jonathan James, Agata Mróz-Olszewska, Jerry Finn, and Luc Bourdon.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Bill Brown ranks 673 out of 1,143. Before him are Timmy Trumpet (1982), Jennifer Hawkins (1983), Billie Kay (1989), Simon Fairweather (1969), Milly Alcock (2000), and Sam Michael (1971). After him are Peter Tatchell (1952), Mile Jedinak (1984), Heinrich Haussler (1984), Peyton Royce (1992), Callan McAuliffe (1995), and Giaan Rooney (1982).

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Among CRICKETERS In Australia

Among cricketers born in Australia, Bill Brown ranks 4. Before him are Don Bradman (1908), Shane Warne (1969), and Mitchell Johnson (1981). After him are Steve Smith (1989), Ian Chappell (1943), Richie Benaud (1930), Allan Border (1955), Steve Waugh (1965), Adam Gilchrist (1971), Phillip Hughes (1988), and Ricky Ponting (1974).

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