Dean Brownlie
Encyclopedia
Dean Graham Brownlie is an Australia
n-born cricket
er currently playing for the Canterbury cricket team in New Zealand domestic cricket
. He has represented the New Zealand national cricket team in Test
and Twenty20 International
cricket, qualifying to represent the team by way of his father's birthplace.
, Western Australia
. He grew up playing both cricket and Australian rules football
, representing the Mount Lawley District Cricket Club
in the WACA District Cricket
competition, and the West Perth Football Club
at colts and reserves levels. He represented Western Australia at the 2001 Under-17 and the 2002 Under-19 national carnivals.
He played for Whitstable
in the Kent Cricket League
during the 2003 English cricket season
as their overseas player. He made 455 runs at an average of 26.76, including one century
, and also took 20 wicket
s.
Brownlie moved to New Zealand in 2009 to play for Canterbury. He made his Twenty20
debut in January 2010, and his List A debut the same season, making a golden duck
on debut. However, he went on to score 86* in his second match. He then scored a century in his Plunket Shield début against Northern Districts.
After playing several matches for the New Zealand A
, he made his debut for the national team against Zimbabwe in November 2011 after an injury to Jesse Ryder
, qualifying to represent New Zealand by way of his father, who was born in Christchurch
. Brownlie scored 63 in his first innings on debut, and also took one wicket bowling medium pace in Zimbabwe's first innings.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n-born cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er currently playing for the Canterbury cricket team in New Zealand domestic cricket
Cricket in New Zealand
Cricket is a popular sport in New Zealand, which is one of the ten countries that take part in Test match cricket. Cricket is the national and most popular summer sport, second only in total sporting popularity to rugby....
. He has represented the New Zealand national cricket team in Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and Twenty20 International
Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International is a form of cricket which is played over 20 overs per side between two national cricket teams. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket...
cricket, qualifying to represent the team by way of his father's birthplace.
Career
Brownlie was born in PerthPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. He grew up playing both cricket and Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, representing the Mount Lawley District Cricket Club
Mount Lawley District Cricket Club
Mount Lawley District Cricket Club is one of the clubs playing in the Western Australian Grade Cricket competition. The club joined the Western Australian Cricket Association "A" grade district competition as the Maylands-Mount Lawley Cricket Club in 1924-25 after having applied for entry two...
in the WACA District Cricket
Western Australian Grade Cricket
Grade Cricket in Western Australia refers to the semi-professional cricket league played at a level below the first-class Western Warriors and colts teams. The competition is administered by the Western Australian Cricket Association...
competition, and the West Perth Football Club
West Perth Football Club
The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...
at colts and reserves levels. He represented Western Australia at the 2001 Under-17 and the 2002 Under-19 national carnivals.
He played for Whitstable
Whitstable
Whitstable is a seaside town in Northeast Kent, Southeast England. It is approximately north of the city of Canterbury and approximately west of the seaside town of Herne Bay. It is part of the City of Canterbury district and has a population of about 30,000.Whitstable is famous for its oysters,...
in the Kent Cricket League
Kent Cricket League
The Kent Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Kent, England. The league was founded in 1970, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB Premier League...
during the 2003 English cricket season
2003 English cricket season
The 2003 English cricket season was notable for the long overdue first official County Championship of the oldest county club: Sussex.-Honours:*County Championship - Sussex*C&G Trophy - Gloucestershire*National League - Surrey...
as their overseas player. He made 455 runs at an average of 26.76, including one century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
, and also took 20 wicket
Wicket
In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...
s.
Brownlie moved to New Zealand in 2009 to play for Canterbury. He made his Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
debut in January 2010, and his List A debut the same season, making a golden duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
on debut. However, he went on to score 86* in his second match. He then scored a century in his Plunket Shield début against Northern Districts.
After playing several matches for the New Zealand A
New Zealand A cricket team
The New Zealand A cricket team is a cricket team representing New Zealand, and is the "second tier" of international New Zealand cricket below the full New Zealand cricket team. The team played its first game, against an England XI, in 1996/97...
, he made his debut for the national team against Zimbabwe in November 2011 after an injury to Jesse Ryder
Jesse Ryder
Jesse Daniel Ryder is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman for Tests and is an opening batsman in ODIs. Ryder also bowls useful medium-pace. He has previously represented his country in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup of 2002...
, qualifying to represent New Zealand by way of his father, who was born in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
. Brownlie scored 63 in his first innings on debut, and also took one wicket bowling medium pace in Zimbabwe's first innings.