Brian Perry (cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

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| country = England

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| fullname = Brian James Perry

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|6|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

|death_date ={{Death date and age|2017|11|07|1943|3|6|df=yes}}

|death_place =Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

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| club1 = Minor Counties North

| year1 = 1975

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| club2 = Shropshire

| year2 = 1970–1986

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| columns = 1

| column1 = List A

| matches1 = 6

| runs1 = 87

| bat avg1 = 21.75

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 43

| deliveries1 = 186

| wickets1 = 7

| bowl avg1 = 15.28

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 4/39

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| date = 4 July

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19104.html Cricinfo

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Brian James Perry (3 June 1943 – 7 November 2017){{cite web |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2017/11/07/former-shrewsbury-town-groundsman-and-shropshire-cricketer-brian-perry-passes-away/|title=Former Shrewsbury Town groundsman and Shropshire cricketer Brian Perry passes away|publisher=Shropshire Star|accessdate= 6 November 2017}} was an English cricketer. Perry was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, where he was educated at Harlescott County Secondary School.{{cite book|last=Percival|first=Tony|title=Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998|year=1999|publisher=A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham|page=27|isbn=1-902171-17-9}}Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.

Perry made his debut for Shropshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire. Perry played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1970 to 1986, which included 134 Minor Counties Championship appearances{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34779/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Brian Perry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34779/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Brian Perry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34779/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Brian Perry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} In his 5 List A matches for Shropshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 19.75, with a high score of 43.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34779/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Brian Perry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} With the ball, he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 15.28, with best figures of 4/39.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34779/a_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Brian Perry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}}

In 1975, he played a single match for Minor Counties North against Derbyshire in the Benson & Hedges Cup. In this match, he scored 8 not out.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/34/34986.html|title=Derbyshire v Minor Counties North, 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} He played club cricket for Wem.

Perry died at his home in Shrewsbury on 7 November 2017 and was buried on 29 November in Shrewsbury Cemetery.[http://www.myfamilyannouncements.co.uk/shropshirestar/view/4461842/perry-brian Perry, Brian]