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Mike Brearley

Full Name
John Michael Brearley
Born
28-04-1942 Harrow, Middlesex, England
Current Age
80 years old
Major Teams
England
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
Mike Brearley

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Mike Brearley Biography

The famous cartoon of Brearley by John Minnon of The Guardian summed it up. In it Mike Brearley, the captain, charismatic and dapper in his blazer, towered over Mike Brearley the batsman, in his flannels, with a sheepish look on his face.

Brearley the batsman averaged 22.88 in his 39 Tests for England. But he led them in 31 of them and was worth his weight in gold as captain. His captaincy record, 18 wins to 4 losses, stands at the very top across time and lands. With a brain simmering with cricketing intelligence, a mind adroit in reading situations, and skills which led Rodney Hogg to observe ‘degree in people’, the Middlesex and England captain could supposedly win matches with his tactics and strategy.

However, he was the first one to admit that luck had a lot to do with it. It was not captaincy which resulted in the Ian Botham-Bob Willis miracle at Headingley, or the fact that the 5-1 Ashes win in 1978-79 was helped by the best Australian players engaged in the Packer Circus. Brearley himself maintained that captaincy could not perform miracles. Indeed, when he led England to Australia in 1979-80, the frontline cricketers were back for the hosts and the three-match series was lost 0-3.

But from painstaking detail in studying the opposition, the professional exactness with a certain subtlety in arranging the nets, the slight signals for the slips to inch in or move back, the helmet placed at short mid-wicket to entice the batsmen to hit Phil Edmonds against the turn and pick up 5 penalty runs, asking a retired old Fred Titmus to prolong his friendly visit to the dressing room by playing for Middlesex, declaration at 0 for 0 to take advantage of a green wicket — Brearley was a captain unlike anyone the cricket world has witnessed.

After retirement, Brearley moved to the field that seemed to have been tailor made for him. He is now a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist—registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). That is perhaps the best post-cricketing vocation for someone known to have a ‘degree in people’.

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Mike Brearley Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 39 66 1442 3 91 22.88 4845 29.76 0 9 131 0 52 0
ODIs 25 24 510 3 78 24.28 1120 45.53 0 3 47 0 12 0
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 5 5 161 0 64 32.20 404 39.85 0 2 12 0 4 0

Mike Brearley Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 39 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ODIs 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Mike Brearley Career statistics

Test Debut

England v West Indies at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, June 3, 1976

Last Test

England v Australia at Kennington Oval, Kennington, August 27, 1981

ODI Debut

England v Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester, June 2, 1977

Last ODI

England v West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, January 22, 1980

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Stokes’ 135* upstages Botham’s 1981 Headingley heroics: Mike Brearley

Both performances included stamina and skill with the ball as well as a monumental performance with the bat.

Having been cured of schizophrenia, England spinner Monty Panesar eyes return to cricket

Panesar said that he had been helped enormously by former England captain Mike Brearley, who is a respected psychoanalyst.

Wicketkeeping hasn’t improved in the last 20 years: Mike Brearley

Brearley, a big admirer of India captain Virat Kohli, has no qualms about the swashbuckling batsman leading the side in all three formats.

There’s a danger of Virat Kohli becoming authoritarian: Mike Brearley

Mike Brearly feels that considering Virat Kohli's personality, there's a danger he might become an authoritarian figure in the Indian ...

Joe Root not as good a batsman as Virat Kohli but a thoughtful bloke: Mike Brearley

England's revered captain Mike Brearley feels that Joe Root is "not quite as good as Virat Kohli" but is still a "thoughtful bloke", ...

Mike Brearley finds Virat Kohli’s leadership skills ‘extraordinary’

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    World 1979 Cup final: Viv Richards, Collis King and Joel Garner play pivotal roles in annihilating England

    West Indies bagged their second World Cup title owing to a century from the magical willow of Viv Richards, a blitzkrieg by Collis King ...

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