John Henry Patrick 'Pat' Brain (17 March 1896 – 11 December 1945) was a Welsh cricketer. Brain was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Caerau, Glamorgan.
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| Full name | John Henry Patrick Brain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1896 Caerau, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 December 1945 (aged 49) Dinas Powis, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Brain (father), Michael Brain (brother), Joseph Brain (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921–1928 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brain made his debut for Glamorgan in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship against Devon. He represented the county in 3 further Minor Counties fixtures in 1920.[1] Following Glamorgan's elevation to first-class status, he represented the club in 6 matches between 1921 and 1928, making his debut against Derbyshire and playing his final first-class match for the county in 1928 against Oxford University.[2] In his 7 first-class matches he scored 86 runs at a batting average of 8.60 and a high score of 19*. Behind the stumps he took 3 catches and made 2 stumpings.[3]
Brain also made a single first-class appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against Glamorgan in 1922 at Cardiff Arms Park.[4]
Outside of playing cricket, Pat Brain worked for the family brewery, Brains Brewery. In the 1920s he served on Glamorgan's committee. He was also a keen hunter and owned several successful racehorses.[5] Brain died at Dinas Powis, Glamorgan on 11 December 1945.
Family edit
His father William, brother Michael and uncle Joseph Brain all played first-class cricket.