Brian Close
| Full name: | Dennis Brian Close |
| Born: | 24th February 1931, Rawdon, Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Left-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break, Right-arm medium pace |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Biography: | Awarded CBE in 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to cricket |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1949-1976); England (ODI: 1972); Yorkshire (Main FC: 1949-1970); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 1950/51-1967); Somerset (Main FC: 1971-1977); Yorkshire (Main ListA: 1963-1970); Somerset (Main ListA: 1971-1977); North of England (Other FC: 1949-1961); Players (Other FC: 1949-1962); England (Other FC: 1949-1976); Under 30 (Other FC: 1949); Combined Services (Other FC: 1950-1951); TN Pearce's XI (Other FC: 1955-1978); England XI (Other FC: 1958-1968); Commonwealth XI (Other FC: 1959/60-1964/65); International Wanderers (Other FC: 1972/73-1974/75); DH Robins' XI (Other FC: 1973/74-1974/75); International XI (Other FC: 1975); DB Close's XI (Other FC: 1982-1986); England (Other ListA: 1972); DH Robins' XI (Other ListA: 1973/74-1974/75); International Wanderers (Other ListA: 1974/75); Yorkshire Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1948-1969); All teams |
| Yorkshire cap: 1949 |
| Yorkshire Captain: 1963 - 1970 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1964 |
| Yorkshire benefit season: 1970 (Testimonial. Raised 6,540 pounds) |
| Somerset cap: 1971 |
| Somerset Captain: 1972 - 1977 |
| South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 1974 |
| Somerset benefit season: 1976 (Testimonial) |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics |
| Articles: | A profile of Brian Close |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1949-1976) |
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct |
| England | 22 | 37 | 2 | 887 | 70 | 25.34
| 0 | 4 | 24 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1949-1967) |
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ |
| England | 1212 | 56 | 532 | 18 | 4-35 | 29.55
| 0 | 0 | 67.33
| 2.63
|
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1949-1986) |
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St |
| Overall | 786 | 1225 | 173 | 34994 | 198 | 33.26
| 52 | 171 | 813 | 1 |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1949-1986) |
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ |
| Overall | 69971 | 3602 | 30947 | 1171 | 8-41 | 26.42
| 43 | 3 | 59.75
| 2.65
|
| ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1972) |
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 43 | 16.33
| 0 | 0 | 98.00
| 1 | |
| ODI Career Bowling (1972) |
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ |
| England | 18 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0-21 | | | | | 7.00
|
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1963-1977) |
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct |
| Overall | 164 | 156 | 11 | 3458 | 131 | 23.84
| 2 | 11 | 53 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1963-1975) |
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ |
| Overall | 2258 | 54 | 1436 | 65 | 4-9 | 22.43
| 2 | 0 | 35.28
| 3.81
|
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