David Brain

{{Short description|Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1964)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = David Brain

| image =

| country = Zimbabwe

| fullname = David Hayden Brain

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|10|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Left-arm fast-medium

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1992–1995

| testdebutdate = 7 November

| testdebutyear = 1992

| testdebutagainst = New Zealand

| testcap = 13

| lasttestdate = 15 February

| lasttestyear = 1995

| lasttestagainst = Pakistan

| odidebutdate = 25 October

| odidebutyear = 1992

| odidebutagainst = India

| odicap = 24

| lastodidate = 22 October

| lastodiyear = 1995

| lastodiagainst = South Africa

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 115

| bat avg1 = 10.45

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 28

| deliveries1 = 1,810

| wickets1 = 30

| bowl avg1 = 30.50

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/42

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 23

| runs2 = 117

| bat avg2 = 8.35

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 27

| deliveries2 = 1,091

| wickets2 = 21

| bowl avg2 = 40.42

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/51

| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 26

| runs3 = 534

| bat avg3 = 20.53

| 100s/50s3 = 1/1

| top score3 = 126

| deliveries3 = 4,404

| wickets3 = 74

| bowl avg3 = 29.66

| fivefor3 = 4

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 6/48

| catches/stumpings3 = 8/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 34

| runs4 = 197

| bat avg4 = 10.94

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 27*

| deliveries4 = 1,577

| wickets4 = 23

| bowl avg4 = 53.04

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 3/51

| catches/stumpings4 = 7/–

| date = 17 June

| year = 2017

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55265.html ESPNcricinfo

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David Hayden Brain (born 4 October 1964) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in nine Test matches and 23 One Day Internationals from 1992 to 1995.[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55265.html Cricinfo] He was born at Salisbury, then in Southern Rhodesia, in 1964.

Brain's bowling helped Zimbabwe win their first-ever match in test cricket against Pakistan in 1995, ending with a bowling record of 3-50.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/120361103/|title=Zimbabwe enter a new age as victors|date=6 February 1995|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|page=38|access-date=17 December 2020}}