Ben Brown

Ben Brown is a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper.

He was born in Crawley, Sussex and spent more than two decades at Hove before moving to Hampshire ahead of the 2022 season.

Brown came through the youth set-up at Sussex, before being picked for England Under 19s in 2006 and making his First-Class debut the following summer.

He became a regular with both the bat and the gloves, even scoring over 1,000 runs in the 2015 LV= Insurance County Championship. Soon after, in 2017, Brown was given the role of captain for Sussex's County Championship and List A sides.

The right-hander continued to perform in the seasons that followed, especially in red-ball cricket where he averaged 40.41 during his time at Sussex. In the 2021 County Championship, Brown averaged 51.36 from 12 matches and no other player scored more than his four centuries – all after having lost the captaincy midway through the season.

Having played 318 matches across all formats – racking up a total of 10,843 runs, 543 catches and 40 stumpings – Brown announced he was leaving Sussex in late 2021.

In his first season at The Ageas Bowl, he scored 696 runs at an average of 38.66 in the County Championship – with a high score of 157 against Kent at Canterbury – and was named Red Ball Batter of the Year at the Club’s End of Season Awards.

Brown was ever present in Hampshire’s County Championship and Metro Bank One Day Cup sides during the 2023 season, with his performances in the latter helping them reach the final.

More:

• See Ben Brown's profile on ESPN CricInfo
• See a list of matches and detailed statistics and research Ben Brown's career achievements on Cricket Archive