Brian Close, English cricketer and coach (born 1931)

Brian Close

English cricketer (1931–2015)

Dennis Brian Close, was an English first-class cricketer. He was picked to play against New Zealand in July 1949, when he was 18 years old. Close went on to play 22 Test matches for England, captaining them seven times to six wins and one drawn test. Close also captained…