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Karen Brown

All-rounder · Australia Women

Team
Australia Women
Role
All-rounder
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium

Karen Brown is a cricketer who plays for Australia. She was born on 9 September 1963 in Upfield, Victoria, Australia. Karen plays as an all-rounder, bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium.

International career

  • Test: debut on 1 August 1987 against England (cap 111); most recent Test on 19 February 1992 against England.
  • ODI: debut on 7 February 1985 against New Zealand (cap 44); most recent ODI on 29 July 1993 against New Zealand.

Karen has played 2 international formats.

Career statistics

In 9 Tests Karen has scored 132 runs at an average of 22.00, with a highest score of 65. Her tally includes 1 fifty. With the ball she has taken 22 wickets at 15.72, with best figures of 5/32 and 1 five-wicket haul. In the field: 10 catches.

In 43 ODIs Karen has scored 230 runs at an average of 12.77, with a highest score of 38. With the ball she has taken 52 wickets at 16.71, with best figures of 4/4. In the field: 15 catches.

In 39 first-class matches Karen has scored 432 runs at an average of 13.93, with a highest score of 75*. Her tally includes 2 fifties. With the ball she has taken 87 wickets at 13.50, with best figures of 5/32 and 1 five-wicket haul. In the field: 18 catches.

In 83 List A matches Karen has scored 518 runs at an average of 16.18, with a highest score of 43*. With the ball she has taken 103 wickets at 15.28, with best figures of 4/4. In the field: 25 catches.

Career statistics (as of 7 January 2023)
Competition Test ODI first-class List A
Matches 9 43 39 83
Runs 132 230 432 518
Batting average 22.00 12.77 13.93 16.18
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 65 38 75* 43*
Balls bowled 1,590 2,484 5,175 4,534
Wickets 22 52 87 103
Bowling average 15.72 16.71 13.50 15.28
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/32 4/4 5/32 4/4
Catches/stumpings 10/– 15/– 18/– 25/–

Domestic and franchise teams

  • Victoria (1982/83–1993/94)

Questions and answers

When was Karen Brown born?

9 September 1963, in Upfield, Victoria, Australia.

What is Karen Brown’s playing style?

Right-handed batter; bowls right-arm medium.

How many Test runs has Karen Brown scored?

132 runs in 9 matches (as of 7 January 2023).

How many ODI runs has Karen Brown scored?

230 runs in 43 matches (as of 7 January 2023).

When did Karen Brown make her Test debut?

1 August 1987 against England.

Sources: career details and statistics compiled from Karen Brown (cricketer) on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); statistics as of 7 January 2023. The statistics on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.