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- Brian_Close abstract "Dennis Brian Close (born 24 February 1931), usually known as Brian Close, is a former cricketer who is the youngest man ever to play Test cricket for England. He was picked for the Test team to play against New Zealand, in July 1949, when he was 18 years old. Close went on to play 22 Test matches for England, captaining them seven times (six wins, one draw). Close also captained Yorkshire County Cricket Club to four county championship titles – the main domestic trophy in English cricket. He later went on to captain Somerset, where he is widely credited with developing the county into a hard-playing team, and helping to mould Viv Richards and Ian Botham into the successful players they became.Throughout his cricket career, which lasted from 1948 until the 1977 season, Close was one of the most charismatic and well-known cricketers. He scored almost 35,000 runs as a batsman, including 52 centuries with a highest innings score of 198. He also took 1,168 dismissals as a bowler, and over 800 catches as a fielder (and one stumping, as a stand-in wicket-keeper). At just over six feet (1.8 m) tall he was a noticeable presence on the field, often fielding at the short leg position, close to the batsman. As cricketers did not use head or body protection in Close's day, he would often get hurt when a batsman struck a ball that hit him. Close was also noted, as a batsman, for standing up to intimidatory bowling, letting the ball hit his unprotected torso rather than flinching.Close was known as a cricketing gambler; he was prepared to take risks and to court controversy throughout his career. He was serving a "confined to barracks" punishment during his military service when selected for his first international cricket tour to Australia in 1950, was sacked as England captain for timewasting, and later sacked by Yorkshire for his lukewarm attitude to one-day cricket. He was also accused of not giving enough support to younger Yorkshire cricketers. He attracted further criticism by touring apartheid South Africa and white-minority controlled Rhodesia with private teams. As chairman of Yorkshire's cricket subcommittee he had many run-ins with the then Yorkshire captain, Geoffrey Boycott. However, he continued to serve Yorkshire cricket, and in his seventies was coaching and occasionally captaining the county's Colts XI.".
- Brian_Close alias "Close, Brian".
- Brian_Close birthDate "1931-02-24".
- Brian_Close birthPlace England_cricket_team.
- Brian_Close birthPlace Rawdon,_West_Yorkshire.
- Brian_Close birthPlace Yorkshire.
- Brian_Close birthYear "1931".
- Brian_Close country England_cricket_team.
- Brian_Close viafId "40619696".
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- Brian_Close wikiPageID "1354577".
- Brian_Close wikiPageRevisionID "594697663".
- Brian_Close 50s "0".
- Brian_Close 50s "2".
- Brian_Close 50s "52".
- Brian_Close 50s "–/–".
- Brian_Close after Brian_Rose_(cricketer).
- Brian_Close after Colin_Cowdrey.
- Brian_Close after Ray_Illingworth.
- Brian_Close alternativeNames "Close, Brian".
- Brian_Close batAvg "16.33".
- Brian_Close batAvg "23.84".
- Brian_Close batAvg "25.34".
- Brian_Close batAvg "33.26".
- Brian_Close batting "Left-handed".
- Brian_Close before Brian_Langford.
- Brian_Close before Colin_Cowdrey.
- Brian_Close before Ray_Illingworth.
- Brian_Close bestBowling "0".
- Brian_Close bestBowling "4".
- Brian_Close bestBowling "8".
- Brian_Close birthDate "1931-02-24".
- Brian_Close birthPlace "Rawdon, West Yorkshire, England".
- Brian_Close blpSources "June 2012".
- Brian_Close bowlAvg "22.43".
- Brian_Close bowlAvg "26.42".
- Brian_Close bowlAvg "29.55".
- Brian_Close bowlAvg "–".
- Brian_Close bowling "Right-arm off break, Right-arm Medium".
- Brian_Close stumpings "1".
- Brian_Close stumpings "24".
- Brian_Close stumpings "53".
- Brian_Close stumpings "813".
- Brian_Close cleanup "June 2012".
- Brian_Close club Marylebone_Cricket_Club.
- Brian_Close club Somerset_County_Cricket_Club.
- Brian_Close club Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club.
- Brian_Close column First-class_cricket.
- Brian_Close column List_A_cricket.
- Brian_Close column One_Day_International.
- Brian_Close column Test_cricket.
- Brian_Close columns "4".
- Brian_Close country "England".
- Brian_Close date "--08-18".
- Brian_Close dateOfBirth "1931-02-24".
- Brian_Close deliveries "1212".
- Brian_Close deliveries "18".
- Brian_Close deliveries "2258".
- Brian_Close deliveries "69971".
- Brian_Close deliveries "Balls".
- Brian_Close essayLike "June 2012".
- Brian_Close fivefor "0".
- Brian_Close fivefor "43".
- Brian_Close fivefor "–".
- Brian_Close fullname "Dennis Brian Close".
- Brian_Close hasPhotoCollection Brian_Close.
- Brian_Close heightft "6".
- Brian_Close heightinch "0".
- Brian_Close international "true".
- Brian_Close lastodiagainst "Australia".
- Brian_Close lastodidate "--08-28".
- Brian_Close lastodiyear "1972".
- Brian_Close lasttestagainst "West Indies".
- Brian_Close lasttestdate "--07-08".
- Brian_Close lasttestyear "1976".
- Brian_Close matches "164".
- Brian_Close matches "22".
- Brian_Close matches "3".
- Brian_Close matches "786".
- Brian_Close name "Brian Close".
- Brian_Close name "Close, Dennis Brian".
- Brian_Close odicap "14".
- Brian_Close odidebutagainst "Australia".
- Brian_Close odidebutdate "--08-24".
- Brian_Close odidebutyear "1972".
- Brian_Close peacock "June 2012".
- Brian_Close placeOfBirth Rawdon,_West_Yorkshire.
- Brian_Close placeOfBirth Yorkshire.
- Brian_Close role All-rounder.
- Brian_Close runs "3458".
- Brian_Close runs "34994".
- Brian_Close runs "49".
- Brian_Close runs "887".
- Brian_Close shortDescription "English cricketer".
- Brian_Close source "http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/858/858.html cricketarchive".
- Brian_Close tenfor "0".
- Brian_Close tenfor "3".