Brian Close

Full name:Dennis Brian Close
Born:24th February 1931, Rawdon, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died:14th September 2015, Baildon, Yorkshire, England
Batting:Left-hand batter
Bowling:Right-arm off-break, Right-arm medium pace
Occasional wicket-keeper
Biography:Awarded CBE in 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to cricket
Teams:England (Test: 1949-1976);
England (ODI: 1972);
Yorkshire (Main FC: 1949-1970);
Yorkshire (Main ListA: 1963-1970);
Somerset (Main FC: 1971-1977);
Somerset (Main ListA: 1971-1977);
Yorkshire Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1948-1969);
All teams
Yorkshire cap: 1949
Yorkshire benefit season: 1961 (raised 8,154 pounds)
Yorkshire Captain: 1963 - 1970
Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1964
Yorkshire benefit season: 1970 (Testimonial. Raised 6,540 pounds)
Somerset cap: 1971
Somerset Captain: 1972 - 1977
South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 1974
Somerset benefit season: 1976 (Testimonial)
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1949-1976)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
England223728877025.340424
Test Career Bowling (1949-1976)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
England121256532184-3529.550067.332.63

ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1972)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
England330494316.330098.001
ODI Career Bowling (1972)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
England1802100-217.00

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1949-1986)
MINORunsHSAve10050CtSt
Overall78612251733499419833.26521718131
First-Class Career Bowling (1949-1986)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Overall6997136023094711718-4126.4243359.752.65

List A Career Batting and Fielding (1963-1977)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
Overall16415611345813123.8421153
List A Career Bowling (1963-1977)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Overall2269541446654-922.242034.903.82

Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1948-1969)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
Yorkshire Second XI1111030710827.90118
Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1948-1969)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Yorkshire Second XI144884524498-1310.695229.552.17