Brian Close

Left-hand bat

Full Name: Dennis Brian Close

Date of Birth: 24 Feb 1931

Current Age: 95 Year, 1 Month, 10 Days

Born: Rawdon Leeds Yorkshire

Teams: England, Somerset, Yorkshire

TEST

Rank

Cap No

344

First Game

1949-07-23

Last Game

1976-07-08

ODI

Rank

Cap No

First Game

1972-08-24

Last Game

1972-08-28

T20I

Rank

Cap No

First Game

Last Game

The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England) - 1976Series Home

Thu, 08 Jul - Tue, 13 Jul 1976 - 00:00 • 3rd Test • Old Trafford, Manchester

England565/10 (20.00) & 126/10 (63.5)

West Indies402/10 (20.00) & 411/5 (114)

West Indies won by 425 runs

Thu, 17 Jun - Tue, 22 Jun 1976 - 00:00 • 2nd Test • Lord's, London

England565/10 (20.00) & 254/10 (104.5)

West Indies402/10 (20.00) & 241/6 (86.3)

Match drawn

Thu, 03 Jun - Tue, 08 Jun 1976 - 00:00 • 1st Test • Trent Bridge, Nottingham

England687/10 (20.00) & 156/2 (78)

West Indies402/10 (20.00) & 176/5 (36)

Match drawn

Prudential Trophy (Australia in England) - 1972Series Home

Mon, 28 Aug 1972 - 00:00 • 3rd ODI • Edgbaston, Birmingham

England179/9 (48.30)

Australia180/8 (51.30)

England won by 2 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)

Sat, 26 Aug 1972 - 00:00 • 2nd ODI • Lord's, London

England236/9 (48.30)

Australia240/5 (51.30)

Australia won by 5 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)

Thu, 24 Aug 1972 - 00:00 • 1st ODI • Old Trafford, Manchester

England222/8 (48.30)

Australia226/4 (49.10)

England won by 6 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)

Pakistan in England Test Series - 1967Series Home

Thu, 24 Aug - Mon, 28 Aug 1967 - 00:00 • 3rd Test • Kennington Oval, London

England550/10 (20.00) & 34/2 (8.2)

Pakistan252/5 (20.00) & 255/10 (101.1)

England won by 8 wickets

Thu, 10 Aug - Tue, 15 Aug 1967 - 00:00 • 2nd Test • Trent Bridge, Nottingham

England550/10 (20.00) & 3/10 (2.1)

Pakistan252/5 (20.00) & 114/10 (64)

England won by 10 wickets

Thu, 27 Jul - Thu, 27 Jul 1967 - 00:00 • 1st Test • Lord's, London

England550/10 (20.00) & 241/9 (90.3)

Pakistan252/5 (20.00) & 88/3 (62)

Match drawn

India in England Test Series - 1967Series Home

Thu, 13 Jul - Sat, 15 Jul 1967 - 00:00 • 3rd Test • Edgbaston, Birmingham

England550/10 (20.00) & 203/10 (76.5)

India252/5 (20.00) & 277/10 (112.4)

England won by 132 runs

Thu, 22 Jun - Mon, 26 Jun 1967 - 00:00 • 2nd Test • Lord's, London

England550/10 (20.00)

India252/5 (20.00) & 110/10 (56.3)

England won by an innings and 124 runs

Thu, 08 Jun - Tue, 13 Jun 1967 - 00:00 • 1st Test • Headingley, Leeds

England550/10 (20.00) & 126/4 (47.3)

India252/5 (20.00) & 510/10 (209.2)

England won by 6 wickets

The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England) - 1966Series Home

Thu, 18 Aug - Mon, 22 Aug 1966 - 00:00 • 5th Test • Kennington Oval, London

England500/10 (20.00)

West Indies332/5 (20.00) & 225/10 (85.1)

England won by an innings and 34 runs

The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England) - 1963Series Home

Thu, 22 Aug - Mon, 26 Aug 1963 - 00:00 • 5th Test • Kennington Oval, London

England501/10 (20.00) & 223/10 (81)

West Indies428/5 (20.00) & 255/2 (95)

West Indies won by 8 wickets

Thu, 25 Jul - Mon, 29 Jul 1963 - 00:00 • 4th Test • Headingley, Leeds

England501/10 (20.00) & 231/10 (92.4)

West Indies428/5 (20.00) & 229/10 (67.1)

West Indies won by 221 runs

Thu, 04 Jul - Tue, 09 Jul 1963 - 00:00 • 3rd Test • Edgbaston, Birmingham

England501/10 (20.00)

West Indies428/5 (20.00)

England won by 217 runs

Thu, 20 Jun - Tue, 25 Jun 1963 - 00:00 • 2nd Test • Lord's, London

England501/10 (20.00) & 228/9 (91)

West Indies428/5 (20.00) & 229/10 (98)

Match drawn

Thu, 06 Jun - Mon, 10 Jun 1963 - 00:00 • 1st Test • Old Trafford, Manchester

England501/10 (20.00) & 296/10 (109.5)

West Indies428/5 (20.00) & 1/10 (0.1)

West Indies won by 10 wickets

The Ashes (Australia in England) - 1961Series Home

Thu, 27 Jul - Thu, 27 Jul 1961 - 00:00 • 4th Test • Old Trafford, Manchester

England448/10 (20.00) & 201/10 (71.4)

Australia539/3 (20.00) & 432/10 (171.4)

Australia won by 54 runs

India in England Test Series - 1959Series Home

Thu, 02 Jul - Sat, 04 Jul 1959 - 00:00 • 3rd Test • Headingley, Leeds

England422/10 (20.00)

India483/7 (20.00) & 149/10 (55.4)

England won by an innings and 173 runs

West Indies in England Test Series - 1957Series Home

Thu, 20 Jun - Sat, 22 Jun 1957 - 00:00 • 2nd Test • Lord's

England412/10 (20.00)

West Indies219/7 (20.00) & 261/10 (96.1)

England won by an innings and 36 runs

Thu, 30 May - Thu, 30 May 1957 - 00:00 • 1st Test • Birmingham

England412/10 (20.00) & 583/4 (258)

West Indies219/7 (20.00) & 72/7 (60)

Match drawn

South Africa in England Test Series - 1955Series Home

Sat, 13 Aug - Wed, 17 Aug 1955 - 00:00 • 5th Test • Kennington Oval, London

England371/10 (20.00) & 204/10 (123.4)

South Africa600/7 (20.00) & 151/10 (87.4)

England won by 92 runs

The Ashes (England in Australia) - 1950/51Series Home

Fri, 22 Dec - Wed, 27 Dec 1950 - 00:00 • 2nd Test • Melbourne

Australia485/10 (20.00)

England68/6 (20.00)

Australia won by 28 runs

New Zealand in England Test Series - 1949Series Home

Sat, 23 Jul - Tue, 26 Jul 1949 - 00:00 • 3rd Test • Old Trafford, Manchester

England608/10 (20.00)

New Zealand440/0 (20.00) & 348/7 (110)

Match drawn