Rory Hamilton-Brown

Rory James Hamilton-Brown (born 3 September 1987, in St John's Wood, London), is a former English cricketer who last played for Sussex. Previously, he was captain of Surrey until August 2012. Playing primarily as a right-handed batsman, he was also an occasional off spin bowler.

Hamilton-Brown was born in Wellington Hospital, St John's Wood, London. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and Millfield School, where he played both rugby union and cricket to a high standard.

He first appeared for the Surrey 2nd XI aged just 16 and made his first class debut in 2005 against Bangladesh A but failed to make an impact with the bat, gaining scores of 5 and 9.

On 17 September 2007 he was released by Surrey at his own request and joined County Champions Sussex.

In the 2009 Twenty20 Cup quarter final against Warwickshire Hamilton-Brown won the man of the match award thanks to an innings of 27 and four wickets for 15 runs. He celebrated his maiden first-class century scoring 171 not out against Yorkshire on 18 September 2009.

On 24 December 2009, it was announced that Hamilton-Brown would be returning to his home county of Surrey as captain in a three-year deal. His former Sussex captain and current Surrey manager Chris Adams had personally flown to South Africa, where Hamilton-Brown had been playing for the England performance squad. Upon signing him, Adams appointed Hamilton-Brown as captain, thereby making him the youngest captain in the current English county circuit.

In 2010 he scored 844 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 30.14, including two centuries. He also made his maiden century in a List A match, whilst scoring 478 runs at 43.45. The following season he passed one thousand runs in first-class cricket for the first time, with 1039 at an average of 37.10, with one century.