John Brian Statham, CBE (17 June 1930 – 10 June 2000) was an English professional cricketer from Gorton, in Manchester, who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1968 and for England from 1951 to 1965.

Brian Statham was one of the best of all English fast bowlers, and beyond question the best-liked. A gentle man who had to be persuaded to bowl a bouncer, he was a mainstay of the...

2021年9月17日 · John Brian Statham, CBE (17 June 1930 – 10 June 2000) was an English professional cricketer from Gorton, in Manchester, who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1968 and for...

2015年1月28日 · Brian Statham, born June 17, 1930, was one of the greatest fast bowlers produced by England, and the holder of the world record for Test wickets for a short period of time. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the life and career of the man who was perhaps one of the most universally lo

2019年6月10日 · Brian Statham was one of the best of all English fast bowlers, and beyond question the best-liked. A gentle man who had to be persuaded to bowl a bouncer, he was a mainstay of the England team in its vintage period between …

The less volatile of the famous Trueman-Statham pairing of the 1950s England team, Brian Statham was a magnificent fast-medium bowler of unfailing accuracy and genuine pace. Known by his teammates as “the Whippet,” he bowled from a moderate run, with a rhythmic run-up and a smooth, balanced delivery.

Brian Statham was a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who represented England in 70 Tests. Born on June 17, 1930, in Manchester, he picked up 252 wickets at an average of 24.84 with 7 for 39 being his best bowling figures in an innings. In all, Statham took 2,260 wickets in 559 first-class matches at an astonishing average of 16.37.

Few cricketers have gained as much experience at the age of 24 as John Brian Statham, the England and Lancashire fast bowler, who already has participated in four M.C.C. tours, two to Australia...

2000年6月12日 · BRIAN STATHAM, the former England cricketer and captain of Lancashire who has died aged 69, was one of the outstanding fast bowlers in the history of the game,...

Brian Statham, born June 17, 1930, was one of England’s most successful pace bowlers of the 1950s. A fast bowler who was capable of bowling at high speeds, Statham was nonetheless an affable...