1. Ali Brown was nicknamed "Lordy", in allusion to Ted Dexter because of his aggressively big-hitting, confident batting style.
24 Facts About Ali Brown
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Ali Brown was a right-hand bat and occasional right-arm off-break bowler, who made 16 One Day International appearances for England between 1996 and 2001, with a best of 118.
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Ali Brown is the first player in the history of List A cricket to make two double centuries.
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Ali Brown attended Caterham School in Surrey, where he won the Cricket Society's Wetherall Award for the most promising all rounder in school cricket in 1986, and his early promise led to second XI games for Surrey in 1988.
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Ali Brown made his first-class debut in 1992 and was awarded his County Cap in 1994.
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Ali Brown shared the Walter Lawrence trophy in 1998 for scoring the season's fastest first-class century in just 72 balls against Northamptonshire at the Oval including 10 fours and 6 sixes.
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Ali Brown's innings took 160 balls and included 30 fours and 12 sixes.
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Ali Brown's innings broke Graeme Pollock's 27-year-old record of 222, and stood until Narayan Jagadeesan broke it by scoring 277 in 2022.
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Alistair Brown mostly opened for Surrey in one day cricket, as opposed to his usual Championship batting position of number 5.
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Ali Brown holds the record for the highest score ever made in the Sunday League, amassing 203 for Surrey v Hampshire at the Woodbridge Road ground in Guildford in 1997 in a 40 overs a side match.
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Ali Brown scored his first 100 off 56 balls, made 150 off 84 and 200 from 118 with 19 fours and 11 sixes.
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Ali Brown hit 30 sixes in one day cricket in 2006, second only to Cameron White.
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Ali Brown started the 2007 season with a century in just 50 balls against Gloucestershire at the Oval in the Friends Provident competition, the 7th quickest century in English one day cricket and the 12th fastest of all time.
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Ali Brown set a new record partnership of 294, in less than 34 overs, for any wicket in one day cricket for Surrey with James Benning, beating his own record of 289 with Ian Ward.
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Ali Brown passed 150 runs in just 81 balls and scored 176 in 97 balls, with 8 sixes and 20 fours before missing a reverse sweep.
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Up to the start of the 2008 English season Ali Brown had scored 14,705 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 43.50 with 44 centuries and a highest score of 295 not out against Leicestershire at Oakham School in 2000.
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Ali Brown has taken 2 first-class wickets with his off spin, taken 236 catches, mostly at slip, and is responsible for one first-class stumping as a substitute wicket-keeper.
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Ali Brown played in the Surrey team that won the County Championship in 1999,2000 and 2002 as well the English domestic one day league in 1996 and 2003 and the Benson and Hedges Cup in 1997 and 2001.
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Ali Brown was a member of the side which won the County Championship Division 2 title in 2006 and was rewarded with another contract, being described by coach Alan Butcher as 'a great servant of the club'.
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Ali Brown was released by Surrey at the end of the 2008 season.
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Ali Brown signed a two-year contract with Nottinghamshire covering the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
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Ali Brown left the club at the end of the 2016 season.
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Ali Brown has helped lead them to national cup trophies.
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Ali Brown has appeared as a regular pundit on Racing Post Greyhound TV.