The Popular Selection of West Coast Sportsmen—MONTEITH’S ALE TIRA STOUT First Choice in any Company
W f/V&P&RT -J I No. 107 of a Series. F. R. BROWN. | The choice of Freddy Brown as captain of the English v cricket team in Australia this summer will be welcomed | as that of an always popular and exceptionally talented | cricketer, ripe in experience and with the lessons of a | tour of Australia when he was a young man to look back £ upon. Brown has always been an all cricketer—an ap- A proach in which most of our foremost players need the A strongest encouragement. Brief sketch of F. R. Brown: A Forcing right-hand bat, leg-break and googly bowler, A who can also bowl off breaks. Agile field despite his 144 A stone. Cambridge Blue, 1930-31; county debut (for Sur- A rey, 1930); performed double (the feat of scoring 1000 A runs and taking 100 wickets in a season), in 1932-1949; A test debut v N.Z., 1931; toured Australia and New Zea- A land with Jardine’s team, 1932-33. A 9 FEATURE PR EYE MT ED EACH WEEK 3Y | FOR 50 YEARS FAMOUS FOR FINE FURNITURE-
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Greymouth Evening Star, 29 September 1950, Page 1 (Supplement)
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