James Brown
Scottish first class cricketer, born 1931
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| Intro | Scottish first class cricketer, born 1931 | ||
| Places | United Kingdom Scotland | ||
| was | Athlete Cricketer | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 24 September 1931, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom | ||
| Death | 8 December 2014 (aged 83 years) | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
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James "Jimmy" Brown MBE (24 September 1931 – 8 December 2014) was a Scottish first-class cricketer. He played as a wicket-keeper and took a record 119 catches and 40 stumpings for them. In first-class cricket his tally of 105 dismissals is easily the most by a cricketer for Scotland.
In club cricket for Perthshire and took 674 dismissals. He was awarded the MBE in the 1974 New Year Honours.
He died on 8 December 2014 at the age of 83.