He started his cricketing life as a slogger and passed 200 several times in schools cricket. He made his Surrey debut in 1992 and forced his way into the England side. Yet his 16 appearances in one-day internationals yielded only 354 runs, including one century.
Today, on a flat pitch only 55 yards from the gasometer boundary, he took full advantage, playing some astonishing shots. Several replacement balls were needed as, one by one, they disappeared out of the ground.
Alex Tudor, Surrey's hero in the third npower Test at Old Trafford, was relegated to 12th man and when there was a break he ran out to give Brown a rubdown with a towel and provide drinks. Brown was bowled by Mike Kasprowicz in the final over of the innings.
Astonishingly, Glamorgan were soon well ahead of the required run rate as Robert Croft raced to his 50 off 22 balls after hitting five fours in Martin Bicknell's opening over.
