Simon John Emmerson Brown (born 29 June 1969 in

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) is an English former

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er who played as a left-arm

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bowler and right-handed

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. He played one

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for

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in 1996. Domestically, he played for

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from 1987 to 1990 and

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from 1991 to 2002, before being released due to injuries. As well as players such as Mark Ilott, Alan Mullally, Mike Smith and Paul Taylor, Brown was one of the myriad of left-arm bowlers tried by England during the 1990s. Like Smith, he was a "

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", playing in only a single Test match, which England lost to

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. Despite taking two wickets, including

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with his tenth ball, he never played for England again.

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* 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside England Test cricketers Durham cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Scarborough Festival President's XI cricketers Cricketers from Tyne and Wear {{England-Test-cricket-bio-stub