Alan Frederick Brazier (7 December 1924 – 18 April 1999) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club and Kent County Cricket Club between 1948 and 1956.[1]

Alan Brazier
Personal information
Full name
Alan Frederick Brazier
Born(1924-12-07)7 December 1924
Paddington, London
Died18 April 1999(1999-04-18) (aged 74)
Droxford, Hampshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948–1954Surrey
1955–1956Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 58
Runs scored 1,366
Batting average 17.07
100s/50s 0/6
Top score 92
Balls bowled 346
Wickets 4
Bowling average 39.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/45
Catches/stumpings 20/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 April 2017

Brazier was born at Paddington in London. He went to Southall Technical School in the London Borough of Ealing and played club cricket for Ealing Dean Cricket Club.[2] He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II

Brazier was a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.[3] He was extremely successful for Surrey's second eleven in the Minor Counties Championship, scoring 1,212 runs in 1949 to establish a new record for the competition.[2] He was unable to break into the very strong Surrey side of the time on a consistent basis, and made only 36 appearances for the county between 1948 and 1954. He moved to Kent for the 1955 season and played 20 times over the next two seasons before retiring at the end of the 1956 season.[1][2]

During his career Brazier had coached the young Henry Blofeld at Blofeld's Norfolk home.[4] After his retirement from first-class cricket, Brazier was the professional coach at St George's College, Weybridge.[2] He died at Droxford in Hampshire in 1999 aged 74.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alan Brazier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Obituary, The Cricketer. Included at CricInfo; retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Alan Brazier". CricInfo. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ Blofled H (2019) My A-Z of Cricket. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781529378504
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