Full name: | Dennis Brian Close |
Born: | 24th February 1931, Rawdon, Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Died: | 14th September 2015, Baildon, Yorkshire, England |
Batting: | Left-hand batsman |
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); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 1950/51-1967); Somerset (Main FC: 1971-1977); Yorkshire (Main ListA: 1963-1970); Somerset (Main ListA: 1971-1977); North (Other FC: 1949-1961); Players (Other FC: 1949-1962); England (Other FC: 1949-1976); Under 30 (Other FC: 1949); Combined Services (Other FC: 1950-1951); TN Pearce's XI (Other FC: 1955-1978); England XI (Other FC: 1958-1968); Commonwealth XI (Other FC: 1959/60-1964/65); International Wanderers (Other FC: 1972/73-1974/75); DH Robins' XI (Other FC: 1973/74-1974/75); International XI (Other FC: 1975); DB Close's XI (Other FC: 1982-1986); England (Other ListA: 1972); DH Robins' XI (Other ListA: 1973/74-1974/75); International Wanderers (Other ListA: 1974/75); 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 |
Articles: | Remembering Brian Close |
| A profile of Brian Close |