Neil Fairbrother

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Neil Fairbrother
Personal information
Full nameNeil Harvey Fairbrother
Born (1963-09-09) 9 September 1963 (age 58)
Warrington, Lancashire
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 525)4 June 1987 v Pakistan
Last Test13 March 1993 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 94)2 April 1987 v India
Last ODI29 May 1999 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 10 75 366 505
Runs scored 219 2,092 20,612 14,761
Batting average 15.64 39.47 41.22 41.69
100s/50s 0/1 1/16 47/104 9/107
Top score 83 113 366 145
Balls bowled 12 6 795 174
Wickets 0 0 7 3
Bowling average – – 71.42 64.33
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 2/91 1/17
Catches/stumpings 4/– 33/– 290/– 185/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 April 2011

Neil Fairbrother (born Neil Harvey Fairbrother; 9 September 1963)[1] is an English former cricketer who played 75 One Day International matches and 10 Test matches as a batsman for England. Fairbrother, named by his mother after her favourite player, the Australian cricketer Neil Harvey,[1] was educated at Lymm Grammar School and played his county cricket for Lancashire. Although primarily a one day player at international level, he had strong success in the County Championship and had a first class high score of 366.

Fairbrother retired from all cricket in 2002, and became Director of Cricket at International Sports Management. He was also a player manager for a time, managing among others Andrew Flintoff. In February 2018, Fairbrother set up Phoenix Management.

Domestic career[]

Fairbrother played for Lancashire, Transvaal and England. He was team captain of Lancashire in 1992–1993. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, described Fairbrother as "an inventive, intelligent left-hander".[1]

In 1990, Fairbrother scored 366 for Lancashire against Surrey at The Oval. 311 of his runs came in a single day, and his feat is unique in that he scored at least 100 runs in each of the three sessions that day.[2] Another milestone came in 1998, when he became the first man to play in ten Lord's one-day domestic cricket cup finals.

International career[]

Fairbrother made his international debut on 2 April 1987, in a One Day International against India. Following a match-winning century against a West Indies side including Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh at Lord's in 1991, he established himself as a regular in middle-order of the one-day side for several years. Test success, however, proved elusive. Bowled for a duck on his debut, he made just ten Test appearances for England, with only one half-century from 15 innings, at an average of 15.64.[1] However, his international honours included appearing for England in three Cricket World Cups.[3] Chief among the world cup appearances was the 1992 World Cup Final where Fairbrother topscored for England with a gritty 62 off 70 balls[4] and almost pulled off an improbable chase.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 66. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
  2. ^ Frindall, Bill (2009). Ask Bearders. BBC Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-84607-880-4.
  3. ^ "Neil Fairbrother - Profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Full Scorecard of Pakistan vs England Final 1991/92 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

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