William Brown (19 November 1876 – 27 July 1945) was an English

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er, who played two matches for

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, against

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at the

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in 1902, and against

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in Dublin in 1908. Born in Snape Hill, Darfield,

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

, England, Brown was a right arm fast bowler, who took four wickets at 21 each, with a best of 3 for 61 on debut. A right-handed tail ender, he scored two runs in total. He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI from 1902 to 1909, Yorkshire Colts in 1902, Northallerton and District in 1903 and RW Frank's XI at

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in 1906. His brother,

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, played thirty games for Yorkshire. He died at the age of 68, in July 1945 in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, William 1876 births 1945 deaths Yorkshire cricketers Sportspeople from Darfield, South Yorkshire Cricketers from South Yorkshire English cricketers