David Brain

David Hayden Brain (born 4 October 1964 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 23 ODIs from 1992 to 1995.[1]

For the baseball player, see Dave Brain. For people of a similar name, see David Braine (disambiguation).

David Brain
Personal information
Full nameDavid Hayden Brain
Born (1964-10-04) 4 October 1964
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 13)7 November 1992 v New Zealand
Last Test15 February 1995 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 24)25 October 1992 v India
Last ODI22 October 1995 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 9 23 26 34
Runs scored 115 117 534 197
Batting average 10.45 8.35 20.53 10.94
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0
Top score 28 27 126 27*
Balls bowled 1,810 1,091 4,404 1,577
Wickets 30 21 74 23
Bowling average 30.50 40.42 29.66 53.04
5 wickets in innings 1 0 4 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/42 3/51 6/48 3/51
Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 8/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 June 2017

Brain's bowling helped Zimbabwe win their first-ever match in test cricket against Pakistan in 1995, ending with a bowling record of 3-50.[2]

References
  1. Cricinfo
  2. "Zimbabwe enter a new age as victors". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 February 1995. p. 38. Retrieved 17 December 2020.


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