Ben Christopher Brown (born 23 November 1988) is an English

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er who plays for

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and played for England under-19s. He is a

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and right-handed batsman. Brown served as captain of Sussex (2018–2021) after

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stepped down from the role. Brown was born in

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and educated at Ardingly College where he met his current wife, Katie Ryan-Brown. After appearing regularly for Sussex Second XI, after making his debut in May 2004, he was selected for England under-19s tour of Malaysia in 2006/07 and also featured during the 'Test' and 'ODI' series with Pakistan in 2007. In July 2007, Brown made his first-class debut for Sussex against Sri Lanka A scoring 46 off 25 balls and made his

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debut against

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in September 2007. In the 2015 season, Brown was one of only two Sussex players to score over 1,000 runs in the

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; Brown scored 1,031 Championship runs at an average of 44.82, with 4 centuries. In December 2015, Brown signed a new contract to stay at Sussex until 2018, and was announced as the county's

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. Sussex head coach

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described him as a "natural leader".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Ben 1988 births Living people English cricketers Sussex cricket captains Sussex cricketers Hampshire cricketers People educated at Ardingly College Sportspeople from Crawley Wicket-keepers Cricketers from West Sussex