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John Henry Patrick 'Pat' Brain (17 March 1896 – 11 December 1945) was a Welsh cricketer. Brain was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Caerau, Glamorgan. Brain made his debut for Glamorgan in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship against Devon. He represented the county in 3 further Minor Counties fixtures in 1920.〔(Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Pat Brain )〕 Following Glamorgan's elevation to first-class status, he represented the club in 6 matches between 1921 and 1928, making his debut against Derbyshire and playing his final first-class match for the county in 1928 against Oxford University.〔(First-Class Matches played by Pat Brain )〕 In his 7 first-class matches he scored 86 runs at a batting average of 8.60 and a high score of 19 *. Behind the stumps he took 3 catches and made 2 stumpings.〔(First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Pat Brain )〕 Brain also made a single first-class appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against Glamorgan in 1922 at Cardiff Arms Park.〔(Glamorgan v Oxford and Cambridge Universities, 1922 )〕 Outside of playing cricket, Pat Brain worked for the family brewery, Brains Brewery. In the 1920s he served on Glamorgan's committee. He was also a keen hunter and owned several successful racehorses.〔(Brief profile of Pat Brain )〕 Brain died at Dinas Powis, Glamorgan on 11 December 1945. ==Family== His father William, brother Michael and uncle Joseph all played first-class cricket. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pat Brain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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