Bill Brown
On scorecards: WA Brown
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bill Brown played 22 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1934 to 1948. The first came against England at Trent Bridge, with scores of 22 and 73, and the last against England at Lord's in 1948.
The most productive decade was the 1930s: 1,324 runs at 49.0 in 16 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 206 not out from 370 balls against England at Lord's in 1938. In all: 4 hundreds, 9 fifties.
At home the average was 31.9 across 5 Tests; away it was 50.7 across 17 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 980 runs at 42.6 in 13 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 379 runs at 75.8. Australia won 14 of the Tests Bill Brown played and lost 2, with 6 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 22 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206* | 370 | England | Lord's | 1938 | Drawn |
| 133 | 378 | England | Trent Bridge | 1938 | Drawn |
| 121 | – | South Africa | Newlands | 1936 | Won |
| 105 | 202 | England | Lord's | 1934 | Lost |
| 99 | 216 | India | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1948 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 980 | 42.61 | 3/3 |
| South Africa | 5 | 417 | 59.57 | 1/4 |
| India | 3 | 128 | 42.67 | 0/1 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 67 | 67.00 | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 223 | 31.86 | 0/1 |
| Away | 17 | 1,369 | 50.70 | 4/8 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 16 | 1,324 | 49.04 | 4/7 |
| 1940s | 6 | 268 | 38.29 | 0/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 3 | 379 | 75.80 | 2/0 |
| Trent Bridge | 3 | 293 | 58.60 | 1/1 |
| Kingsmead | 2 | 205 | 68.33 | 0/3 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 120 | 40.00 | 0/1 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 95 | 23.75 | 0/1 |
| Old Wanderers | 2 | 91 | 30.33 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1934 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1948 at Lord's
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