George Brann

George Brann
George Brann

Personal information Full name Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death Height Playing position George Brann 23 April 1865 Eastbourne, England 14 June 1954 (aged89) Surbiton, England 5ft11in (1.80m) Forward Youth career Ardingly College Senior career* Years Team Swifts/Slough 18851893 Corinthian National team 18861891 England 3 (1) 0 (0) Apps

(Gls)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. Appearances (Goals).

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2 George Brann (23 April 1865 14 June 1954) was an English amateur cricketer and footballer who had a long career with Sussex County Cricket Club at the end of the 19th century, and played three matches for the England national football team.

Education
Brann was born in Eastbourne, East Sussex and was educated at Ardingly College, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, where he spent ten years and represented the school at football.

Football career
After leaving school he joined the Swifts based in Slough, who in 1890 merged with Slough Albion and Young Men's Friendly Society to form a new club, Slough F.C., who later became Slough Town. Being an amateur, Brann was free to play for more than one club, and he joined the famous amateur club Corinthian in 1885. He made his first appearance for them in a 31 defeat against Preston North End on 28 November 1885. In the 188586 season he played eight times for Corinthian, in all five forward positions, scoring three goals. In the 188586 FA Cup tournament, Brann was part of the Swifts team, together with Charlie & Arthur Bambridge who reached the sixth round stage, where they were eliminated by the Cup holders Blackburn Rovers. His first England appearance came at Cathkin Park, Glasgow in a 11 draw against Scotland on 27 March 1886[1] in the British Home Championship. England's goal was scored by fellow Corinthian Tinsley Lindley. Brann was retained for the next match against Wales two days later, and scored in a 31 victory.[2] His Corinthian appearances over the next few seasons were fairly infrequent, and he ended his career in 1893, having made 32 appearances, with eight goals. He made his third, and final, England appearance against Wales on 7 March 1891 when he played on the right wing alongside professionals including Johnny Goodall, Jack Southworth, Alf Milward and Edgar Chadwick. England were too strong for the Welsh and won 41, with each of the other forwards scoring.[3]
George Brann

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Cricket career
George Brann

Personal information Batting style Bowling style Right-hand batsman Right-arm fast

International information National side English

Career statistics

Competition Matches Runs scored Batting average 100s/50s Top score Balls bowled Wickets Bowling average

First-class 291 11205 25.69 25/43 161 5857 69 44.31

5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/73

Catches/stumpings 145/2

Source: [4]

He made his debut for Sussex against Hampshire in May 1883 although he made little impact scoring a duck as Sussex won by an innings and 42 runs[5] but his career really began in 1885.

George Brann His highest first class score was 161 against Cambridge University at Hove in 1899,[6] although he did score 219 against Hampshire in a non-first class match in June 1886.[7] In 1899 he and C. B. Fry opened the two Sussex innings against Middlesex at Lord's with partnerships of 135 and 148.[8] In 1892 he enjoyed what was then the rare distinction of scoring two centuries in a match 105 and 101 against Kent.[9] This had only been achieved previously by W. G. Grace (three times) and William Lambert, also of Sussex. Brann went to Australia in 188788 as a member of Arthur Shrewsbury's Team,[10] visited South Africa under Walter Read in 189192[11] and America in 1899 when K. S. Ranjitsinhji was captain.[12] According to his obituary in Wisden, he was "originally a very free batsman and powerful hitter, (but) forsook his dashing methods during his last few years of county cricket, (and) although becoming a far more watchful type of batsman he continued to make many runs".[] His last significant season was 1904, although his final first-class match for Sussex was against Cambridge University in June 1905.[13] In his first-class career, he scored a total of 11,205 runs at an average of 25.69, including twenty-five centuries for Sussex. Standing nearly six feet tall, he was also a fine fielder taking 145 catches during his career; as a fast bowler he claimed 69 wickets at an average of 44.31.

Life outside sport

After retiring from cricket he became a good golfer and was secretary to the Home Park Golf Club in Surbiton for twenty years. He was a career schoolteacher, teaching at his former school, Ardingly College. He died at his home at Surbiton, Surrey, on 14 June 1954, aged 89.

References
[1] Scotland 1 England 1; 27 March 1886 (Match summary) (http:/ / www. englandstats. com/ matchreport. php?mid=27) [2] Wales 1 England 3; 29 March 1886 (Match summary) (http:/ / www. englandstats. com/ matchreport. php?mid=28) [3] England 4 Wales 1; 7 March 1891 (Match summary) (http:/ / www. englandstats. com/ matchreport. php?mid=42) [4] http:/ / www. cricketarchive. com/ Archive/ Players/ 28/ 28097/ 28097. html [5] Sussex v Hampshire; May 1883 (Match summary) (http:/ / www. cricketarchive. com/ Archive/ Scorecards/ 2/ 2676. html) [6] Sussex v Cambridge University; June 1899 (Match summary) (http:/ / www. cricketarchive. com/ Archive/ Scorecards/ 3/ 3697. html) [7] Sussex v Hampshire; June 1886 (Match summary) (http:/ / www. cricketarchive. com/ Archive/ Scorecards/ 128/ 128315. html) [8] Middlesex v Sussex; June 1899 (Match summary) (http:/ / www. cricketarchive. com/ Archive/ Scorecards/ 5/ 5208. html) [9] Sussex v Kent; August 1892 (Match summary) (http:/ / www. cricketarchive. com/ Archive/ Scorecards/ 3/ 3878. html) [10] A Shrewsbury's XI in New Zealand 1887/88 (http:/ / www. cricketarchive. com/ Archive/ Seasons/ NZ/ 1887-88_NZ_A_Shrewsburys_XI_in_New_Zealand_1887-88. html) [11] WW Read's XI in South Africa 1891/92 (http:/ / www. cricketarchive. com/ Archive/ Seasons/ RSA/ 1891-92_RSA_WW_Reads_XI_in_South_Africa_1891-92. html) [12] KS Ranjitsinhji's XI in North America 1899 (http:/ / www. cricketarchive. com/ Archive/ Seasons/ USA/ 1899_USA_KS_Ranjitsinhjis_XI_in_North_America_1899. html) [13] Sussex v Cambridge University; June 1905 (Match summary) (http:/ / www. cricketarchive. com/ Archive/ Scorecards/ 6/ 6756. html)

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External links
CricketArchive profile (http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28097/28097.html) George Brann poses at the crease (photo) (http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Pictures/10/10526.html) Cricinfo profile (http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/9953.html) England football profile at www.englandfc.com (http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/ PlayerProfileByName.php?id=146) England football profile at www.englandstats.com (http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=146) Corinthian Casuals F.C. - Player profiles (http://www.corinthian-casuals.com/player-profiles.html)

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