Brian Close
English cricketer (1931-2015)
Facts
17 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- February 24, 1931
- Date of death
- September 13, 2015
- Place of birth
- Rawdon
- Place of death
- Baildon
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom[7]
- Occupation
- cricketer, association football player
- Educated at
- Aireborough Grammar School[8]
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Family name
- Close
- Given name
- Brian
- Member of sports team
- Bradford City A.F.C. (1952–1953), Arsenal F.C. (1950–1952), Leeds United F.C. (1949–1950), England national under-18 association football team (1948–1948), England cricket team (1949–1976), Yorkshire County Cricket Club (1949–1970), Marylebone Cricket Club (1950–1967), Somerset County Cricket Club (1971–1977)[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
- Position played on team / speciality
- forward
- Sport
- association football, cricket
🏷️ Also known as
en Brian Close
ar برايان كلوز
fa برین کلوز
🔖 Identifiers · 13
- ISNI
- 0000000024858360
- VIAF cluster ID
- 40619696
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n50061467
- Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID
- 3682
- Cricinfo player ID
- 10754
- CricketArchive player ID
- 858
- FAST ID
- 18689
- Freebase ID
- /m/04w6jn
- Golden ID (archived)
- Brian_Close-JNXAZN
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 086244515
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 109843
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJhxqPfMQdjKQBG8wYxMT3
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- Yale LUX ID
- person/79cb5732-f43f-45a8-a8ad-30999d64f761
🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 8
Award received 2
Occupation 2
Sport 2
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Position played on team / speciality 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
Brian Close was born in Rawdon[1]. He was born on February 24, 1931[2]. He passed away in Baildon[3]. He died on September 13, 2015[4]. He worked as a cricketer[5] and association football player[6].
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Recognition
Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9], a grade of an order[20], in United Kingdom[21] and Wisden Cricketer of the Year[10], an award[22].
FAQs
Where was Brian Close born?
Brian Close was born in Rawdon[1].
Where did Brian Close die?
Brian Close passed away in Baildon[3].
What did Brian Close do for work?
Brian Close worked as cricketer[5] and association football player[6].
Where did Brian Close go to school?
Brian Close was educated at Aireborough Grammar School[8].
What awards did Brian Close receive?
Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9] and Wisden Cricketer of the Year[10].