Kent championship-winning bowler Brown dies aged 90

Former Kent and England bowler Alan Brown has died at the age of 90. The former miner from Mansfield played for Kent between 1957 and 1970, taking 707 first-class wickets in 237 appearances. Brown played an integral role in helping Kent secure their first County Championship title in 57 years during his final season in 1970, placing him 17th on the club's all-time first-class wicket-taker list.

Brown also represented England on the international stage, earning two caps during the 1961 tour of India and Pakistan. Alongside his cricket career, he competed as a prolific non-league footballer, scoring 22 goals in 43 matches for Gravesend and Northfleet as well as representing clubs including Margate, Canterbury City, Deal Town, and Whitstable Town.