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	Close continued to do well for Yorkshire and was selected to play for [[Gentlemen v Players\|the Players against the Gentlemen]], at [[Lord's]] in July. Unofficially, this prestigious match also served as a Test match trial,<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS100878573/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=8d1a45d8 \|title=A Historic Fixture \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51432 \|page=6 \|date=13 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> and Close scored 65 runs, the most amongst the Players, in what was described as a "most commendable performance" by ''The Times''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS134433007/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=aa0252f4 \|title=The Gentlemen Recover \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51434 \|page=8 \|date=15 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> During the match, Close got caught out by cricket's antiquated social etiquette. When he reached his half-century he was congratulated by the Gentlemen's wicket-keeper, [[Billy Griffith]], who said: "Well played, Brian", to which Close responded: "Thank you, Billy". Ten days later, he was called to see [[Brian Sellers]], a member of the Yorkshire committee, who reprimanded Close for his effrontery in not addressing an amateur player as "Mister".{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=7}} Despite this rebuke, the Yorkshire committee secured the assistance of the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|Member of Parliament]] for [[Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency)\|Bradford Central]], [[Maurice Webb (politician)\|Maurice Webb]], who successfully requested that Close be allowed to complete the 1949 season for Yorkshire, before commencing his National Service.{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=13}}{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=23}}		Close continued to do well for Yorkshire and was selected to play for [[Gentlemen v Players\|the Players against the Gentlemen]], at [[Lord's]] in July. Unofficially, this prestigious match also served as a Test match trial,<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS100878573/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=8d1a45d8 \|title=A Historic Fixture \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51432 \|page=6 \|date=13 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> and Close scored 65 runs, the most amongst the Players, in what was described as a "most commendable performance" by ''The Times''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS134433007/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=aa0252f4 \|title=The Gentlemen Recover \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51434 \|page=8 \|date=15 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> During the match, Close got caught out by cricket's antiquated social etiquette. When he reached his half-century he was congratulated by the Gentlemen's wicket-keeper, [[Billy Griffith]], who said: "Well played, Brian", to which Close responded: "Thank you, Billy". Ten days later, he was called to see [[Brian Sellers]], a member of the Yorkshire committee, who reprimanded Close for his effrontery in not addressing an amateur player as "Mister".{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=7}} Despite this rebuke, the Yorkshire committee secured the assistance of the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|Member of Parliament]] for [[Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency)\|Bradford Central]], [[Maurice Webb (politician)\|Maurice Webb]], who successfully requested that Close be allowed to complete the 1949 season for Yorkshire, before commencing his National Service.{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=13}}{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=23}}

	Close was then selected to play for England in the third Test match at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground\|Old Trafford]] against the [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1949\|touring New Zealanders]]; a decision praised by ''The Times'', who described him as "a young all-round cricketer of such promise as to demand immediate encouragement."<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS68897010/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=418c5806 \|title=England's Test Team \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51436 \|page=4 \|date=18 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> In the match, Close became, [[English cricket team\|England's]] youngest~~-ever~~ Test player, aged 18 years and 149 days.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/209994.html \|title=Test matches: Youngest players \|website=ESPNcricinfo \|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> He came in to bat when England needed quick runs, his instruction from [[Freddie Brown (cricketer)\|Freddie Brown]], the captain, being to "have a look at a couple and then give it a go".{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=11}} Close duly played two balls back to the [[Bowler (cricket)\|bowler]], then hit out for the [[boundary (cricket)\|boundary]], only to be caught in the outfield for a score of nought. He had previously taken one wicket for 39 runs during the first New Zealand innings.{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=11}} In his autobiography, ''I Don't Bruise Easily'', his early Test call-up is described "an albatross round [his] neck", but Close later attributed this phrase to the book's shadow writer, [[Don Mosey]].<ref name="ESPN Cricket Monthly Interview">{{cite web \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20573291/no-idea-where-courage-came-from \|title=I have no idea where the courage came from \|last1=Gollapudi \|first1=Nagraj \|last2=Close \|first2=Brian \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|date=15 September 2015 \|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> During the late-season [[Scarborough Festival]], he became the youngest player to achieve the [[Double (cricket)\|double]], of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a single first-class season.<ref name="wisden-obit">{{cite book \|chapter-url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/1001597.html \|editor-last=Booth \|editor-first=Lawrence \|chapter=Obituary: Brian Close \|title=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack\|Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2016]] \|via=Cricinfo \|publisher=John Wisden & Co. Ltd \|location=Alton, Hampshire \|pages=199–202 \|year=2016 \|isbn=978-1-4729-2454-4}}</ref>		Close was then selected to play for England in the third Test match at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground\|Old Trafford]] against the [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1949\|touring New Zealanders]]; a decision praised by ''The Times'', who described him as "a young all-round cricketer of such promise as to demand immediate encouragement."<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS68897010/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=418c5806 \|title=England's Test Team \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51436 \|page=4 \|date=18 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> In the match, Close became [[English cricket team\|England's]] youngest Test player, aged 18 years and 149 days,<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/209994.html \|title=Test matches: Youngest players \|website=ESPNcricinfo \|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> a record he still held at his death, and which was surpassed only in 2022. He came in to bat when England needed quick runs, his instruction from [[Freddie Brown (cricketer)\|Freddie Brown]], the captain, being to "have a look at a couple and then give it a go".{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=11}} Close duly played two balls back to the [[Bowler (cricket)\|bowler]], then hit out for the [[boundary (cricket)\|boundary]], only to be caught in the outfield for a score of nought. He had previously taken one wicket for 39 runs during the first New Zealand innings.{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=11}} In his autobiography, ''I Don't Bruise Easily'', his early Test call-up is described "an albatross round [his] neck", but Close later attributed this phrase to the book's shadow writer, [[Don Mosey]].<ref name="ESPN Cricket Monthly Interview">{{cite web \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20573291/no-idea-where-courage-came-from \|title=I have no idea where the courage came from \|last1=Gollapudi \|first1=Nagraj \|last2=Close \|first2=Brian \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|date=15 September 2015 \|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> During the late-season [[Scarborough Festival]], he became the youngest player to achieve the [[Double (cricket)\|double]], of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a single first-class season.<ref name="wisden-obit">{{cite book \|chapter-url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/1001597.html \|editor-last=Booth \|editor-first=Lawrence \|chapter=Obituary: Brian Close \|title=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack\|Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2016]] \|via=Cricinfo \|publisher=John Wisden & Co. Ltd \|location=Alton, Hampshire \|pages=199–202 \|year=2016 \|isbn=978-1-4729-2454-4}}</ref>

	===Tour to Australia in 1950===		===Tour to Australia in 1950===

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	==Early years==		==Early years==
	Close was born into a [[working class]] family in [[Rawdon, West Yorkshire\|Rawdon]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], around {{convert\|7\|miles}} west of [[Leeds]], on 24 February 1931. His parents were Harry, a weaver, and Esther (''née'' Barrett). He was the second eldest of five boys and a girl. The family lived in a series of small [[council houses]] in Rawdon, [[Guiseley]] and [[Yeadon, West Yorkshire\|Yeadon]]. Growing up, Close practised cricket with his father in the houses' back gardens; Harry Close was himself a keen cricketer, who [[wicket-keeper\|kept wicket]] and was a big hitter in the [[Bradford Cricket League]], although he never attained the standard of the [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club\|Yorkshire county team]].{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|pp=12–14}} Rawdon had cricketing pedigree: [[Hedley Verity]]—an [[England cricket team\|England]] international in the period before the [[Second World War]]—grew up there, and the Verity family continued to live in the village.{{sfn\|Waters\|2014\|pp=16–18}} At Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School, Close was taught by Grace Verity, Hedley's sister, and he was friends with two of his children, Wilfred and Douglas.{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=14}}		Close was born into a [[working class]] family in [[Rawdon, West Yorkshire\|Rawdon]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], around {{convert\|7\|miles}} west of [[Leeds]], on 24 February 1931. His parents were Harry, a weaver, and Esther (''née'' Barrett). He was the second eldest of five boys and a girl. The family lived in a series of small [[council houses]] in Rawdon, [[Guiseley]] and [[Yeadon, West Yorkshire\|Yeadon]]. Growing up, Close practised cricket with his father in the houses' back gardens; Harry Close was himself a keen cricketer, who [[wicket-keeper\|kept wicket]] and was a big hitter in the [[Bradford Cricket League]], although he never attained the standard of the [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club\|Yorkshire county team]].{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|pp=12–14}} Rawdon had cricketing pedigree: [[Hedley Verity]]—an [[England cricket team\|England]] international in the period before the [[Second World War]], in which he was killed —grew up there, and the Verity family continued to live in the village.{{sfn\|Waters\|2014\|pp=16–18}} At Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School, Close was taught by Grace Verity, Hedley's sister, and he was friends with two of his children, Wilfred and Douglas.{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=14}}

	At [[Aireborough Grammar School]], Close excelled both academically and athletically. The school went unbeaten in the six cricketing summers while Close was there,{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=17}} and the school's sport's master arranged for him to receive coaching from [[George Hirst]], a former England international who coached Yorkshire.<ref name="coty">{{cite web \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154558.html \|title=Cricketer of the Year 1964: Brian Close \|work=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack \|year=1964 \|via=ESPNcricinfo \|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> Close dominated junior level cricket in the area; he joined Rawdon Cricket Club in 1942, when he was eleven years of age, and was almost immediately selected to play for both the under-18 side and the second team.{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|pp=18–19}} Close was also proficient at [[association football\|football]], and at the age of fourteen, he was signed as an [[amateur sports\|amateur]] by [[Leeds United F.C.\|Leeds United]]. A natural inside forward, he became the first Leeds player to feature as a youth international, when in October 1948, he played with [[England national football team\|England]] against [[Scotland national football team\|Scotland]] at [[Pittodrie Stadium\|Pittodrie Park]] in [[Aberdeen]].{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=22}}		At [[Aireborough Grammar School]], Close excelled both academically and athletically. The school went unbeaten in the six cricketing summers while Close was there,{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=17}} and the school's sport's master arranged for him to receive coaching from [[George Hirst]], a former England international who coached Yorkshire.<ref name="coty">{{cite web \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154558.html \|title=Cricketer of the Year 1964: Brian Close \|work=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack \|year=1964 \|via=ESPNcricinfo \|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> Close dominated junior level cricket in the area; he joined Rawdon Cricket Club in 1942, when he was eleven years of age, and was almost immediately selected to play for both the under-18 side and the second team.{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|pp=18–19}} Close was also proficient at [[association football\|football]], and at the age of fourteen, he was signed as an [[amateur sports\|amateur]] by [[Leeds United F.C.\|Leeds United]]. A natural inside forward, he became the first Leeds player to feature as a youth international, when in October 1948, he played with [[England national football team\|England]] against [[Scotland national football team\|Scotland]] at [[Pittodrie Stadium\|Pittodrie Park]] in [[Aberdeen]].{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=22}}

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	Close continued to turn out to help train Yorkshire youngsters, appearing for Yorkshire Colts XI in his seventies, sometimes captaining games and taking the short leg position without a helmet, a position he had taken so many times in the past. According to [[Imran Khan]], Close once stood his ground when fielding at short leg when a batsman played a pull shot, the ball hit him on the forehead, rebounded and was caught at cover. Khan commented: "We are not all bullet-headed Yorkshiremen, however, and I don't recommend copying Close."<ref>Imran Khan's Cricket Skills, Publisher: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. (12 May 1989) {{ISBN\|0-600-56349-9}} {{ISBN\|978-0-600-56349-5}}</ref>		Close continued to turn out to help train Yorkshire youngsters, appearing for Yorkshire Colts XI in his seventies, sometimes captaining games and taking the short leg position without a helmet, a position he had taken so many times in the past. According to [[Imran Khan]], Close once stood his ground when fielding at short leg when a batsman played a pull shot, the ball hit him on the forehead, rebounded and was caught at cover. Khan commented: "We are not all bullet-headed Yorkshiremen, however, and I don't recommend copying Close."<ref>Imran Khan's Cricket Skills, Publisher: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. (12 May 1989) {{ISBN\|0-600-56349-9}} {{ISBN\|978-0-600-56349-5}}</ref>

	In later years Close played an unnamed member of the crowd in a cricket match alongside Ray Illingworth, in an episode of the TV drama Heartbeat called ~~“Stumped”~~. Dickie Bird played the umpire in that episode and Martin Bicknell also appeared.		In later years Close played an unnamed member of the crowd in a cricket match alongside Ray Illingworth, in an episode of the TV drama Heartbeat called "Stumped". Dickie Bird played the umpire in that episode and Martin Bicknell also appeared.

	Close died of [[lung cancer]] on 13 September 2015, aged 84.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/34244820 \|work=BBC News\|title=Brian Close: Former England and Yorkshire captain dies, aged 84\|date=14 September 2015\|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>		Close died of [[lung cancer]] on 13 September 2015, aged 84.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/34244820 \|work=BBC News\|title=Brian Close: Former England and Yorkshire captain dies, aged 84\|date=14 September 2015\|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>

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	Close continued to do well for Yorkshire and was selected to play for [[Gentlemen v Players\|the Players against the Gentlemen]], at [[Lord's]] in July. Unofficially, this prestigious match also served as a Test match trial,<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS100878573/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=8d1a45d8 \|title=A Historic Fixture \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51432 \|page=6 \|date=13 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> and Close scored 65 runs, the most amongst the Players, in what was described as a "most commendable performance" by ''The Times''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS134433007/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=aa0252f4 \|title=The Gentlemen Recover \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51434 \|page=8 \|date=15 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> During the match, Close got caught out by cricket's antiquated social etiquette. When he reached his half-century he was congratulated by the Gentlemen's wicket-keeper, [[Billy Griffith]], who said: "Well played, Brian", to which Close responded: "Thank you, Billy". Ten days later, he was called to see [[Brian Sellers]], a member of the Yorkshire committee, who reprimanded Close for his effrontery in not addressing an amateur player as "Mister".{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=7}} Despite this rebuke, the Yorkshire committee secured the assistance of the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|Member of Parliament]] for [[Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency)\|Bradford Central]], [[Maurice Webb (politician)\|Maurice Webb]], who successfully requested that Close be allowed to complete the 1949 season for Yorkshire, before commencing his National Service.{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=13}}{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=23}}		Close continued to do well for Yorkshire and was selected to play for [[Gentlemen v Players\|the Players against the Gentlemen]], at [[Lord's]] in July. Unofficially, this prestigious match also served as a Test match trial,<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS100878573/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=8d1a45d8 \|title=A Historic Fixture \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51432 \|page=6 \|date=13 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> and Close scored 65 runs, the most amongst the Players, in what was described as a "most commendable performance" by ''The Times''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS134433007/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=aa0252f4 \|title=The Gentlemen Recover \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51434 \|page=8 \|date=15 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> During the match, Close got caught out by cricket's antiquated social etiquette. When he reached his half-century he was congratulated by the Gentlemen's wicket-keeper, [[Billy Griffith]], who said: "Well played, Brian", to which Close responded: "Thank you, Billy". Ten days later, he was called to see [[Brian Sellers]], a member of the Yorkshire committee, who reprimanded Close for his effrontery in not addressing an amateur player as "Mister".{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=7}} Despite this rebuke, the Yorkshire committee secured the assistance of the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|Member of Parliament]] for [[Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency)\|Bradford Central]], [[Maurice Webb (politician)\|Maurice Webb]], who successfully requested that Close be allowed to complete the 1949 season for Yorkshire, before commencing his National Service.{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=13}}{{sfn\|Hill\|2003\|p=23}}

	Close was then selected to play for England in the third Test match at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground\|Old Trafford]] against the [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1949\|touring New Zealanders]]; a decision praised by ''The Times'', who described him as "a young all-round cricketer of such promise as to demand immediate encouragement."<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS68897010/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=418c5806 \|title=England's Test Team \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51436 \|page=4 \|date=18 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> In the match, Close became, [[English cricket team\|England's]] youngest-ever Test player, aged 18 years and 149 days.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/209994.html \|title=Test matches: Youngest players \|website=ESPNcricinfo \|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> He came in to bat when England needed quick runs, his instruction from [[Freddie Brown (cricketer)\|Freddie Brown]], the captain, being to "have a look at a couple and then give it a go".{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=11}} Close duly played two balls back to the [[Bowler (cricket)\|bowler]], then hit out for the [[boundary (cricket)\|boundary]], only to be caught in the outfield for a score of nought. He had previously taken one wicket for 39 runs during the first New Zealand innings.{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=11}} In his autobiography, ''I Don't Bruise Easily'', his early Test call-up is described "an albatross round [his] neck", but Close later attributed this phrase to the book's shadow writer, [[Don Mosey]].<ref name="ESPN Cricket Monthly Interview">{{cite web \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20573291/no-idea-where-courage-came-from \|title=I have no idea where the courage came from \|last1=Gollapudi \|first1=Nagraj \|last2=Close \|first2=Brian \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|date=15 September 2015 \|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> During the late-season [[Scarborough Festival]], he became the youngest player to achieve the [[Double (cricket)\|double]], of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a single first-class season.<ref name="wisden-obit">{{cite book \|chapter-url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/1001597.html \|editor-last=Booth \|editor-first=Lawrence \|chapter=Obituary: Brian Close \|title=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack\|Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2016]] \|~~newspaper~~=Cricinfo \|publisher=John Wisden & Co. Ltd \|location=Alton, Hampshire \|pages=199–202 \|year=2016 \|isbn=978-1-4729-2454-4}}</ref>		Close was then selected to play for England in the third Test match at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground\|Old Trafford]] against the [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1949\|touring New Zealanders]]; a decision praised by ''The Times'', who described him as "a young all-round cricketer of such promise as to demand immediate encouragement."<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS68897010/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=418c5806 \|title=England's Test Team \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|issue=51436 \|page=4 \|date=18 July 1949 \|via=Gale}}</ref> In the match, Close became, [[English cricket team\|England's]] youngest-ever Test player, aged 18 years and 149 days.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/209994.html \|title=Test matches: Youngest players \|website=ESPNcricinfo \|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> He came in to bat when England needed quick runs, his instruction from [[Freddie Brown (cricketer)\|Freddie Brown]], the captain, being to "have a look at a couple and then give it a go".{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=11}} Close duly played two balls back to the [[Bowler (cricket)\|bowler]], then hit out for the [[boundary (cricket)\|boundary]], only to be caught in the outfield for a score of nought. He had previously taken one wicket for 39 runs during the first New Zealand innings.{{sfn\|Close\|Mosey\|1979\|p=11}} In his autobiography, ''I Don't Bruise Easily'', his early Test call-up is described "an albatross round [his] neck", but Close later attributed this phrase to the book's shadow writer, [[Don Mosey]].<ref name="ESPN Cricket Monthly Interview">{{cite web \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20573291/no-idea-where-courage-came-from \|title=I have no idea where the courage came from \|last1=Gollapudi \|first1=Nagraj \|last2=Close \|first2=Brian \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|date=15 September 2015 \|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> During the late-season [[Scarborough Festival]], he became the youngest player to achieve the [[Double (cricket)\|double]], of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a single first-class season.<ref name="wisden-obit">{{cite book \|chapter-url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/1001597.html \|editor-last=Booth \|editor-first=Lawrence \|chapter=Obituary: Brian Close \|title=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack\|Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2016]] \|via=Cricinfo \|publisher=John Wisden & Co. Ltd \|location=Alton, Hampshire \|pages=199–202 \|year=2016 \|isbn=978-1-4729-2454-4}}</ref>

	===Tour to Australia in 1950===		===Tour to Australia in 1950===

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 '''Dennis Brian Close''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (24 February 1931 – 13 September 2015) was an English [[first-class cricket]]er. He was picked to play against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in July 1949, when he was 18&nbsp;years old. Close went on to play 22&nbsp;[[Test cricket|Test matches]] for England, [[captain (cricket)|captaining]] them seven times to six wins and one drawn test. Close also captained [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] to four [[county cricket|county championship]] titles – the main domestic trophy in English cricket. He later went on to captain [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]], where he is widely credited with developing the county into a hard-playing team, and helping to mould [[Viv Richards]] and [[Ian Botham]] into the successful players they became.
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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060127202216/http://www.thisisbradford.co.uk/bradford__district/100_years/1967.html Thisisbradford.co.uk] (Accessed 26 February 2005)		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060127202216/http://www.thisisbradford.co.uk/bradford__district/100_years/1967.html Thisisbradford.co.uk] (Accessed 26 February 2005)
			"Cricket At The Crossroads" (2011) by Guy Fraser-Sampson is partly based on interviews with Brian Close

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	After his retirement from Somerset, Close continued to play at the Scarborough Festival against the touring international teams, first for T.N. Pearce's XI in 1978 and then for his own XI from 1982 to 1986. In 1986, aged 55, and playing his last-ever first-class innings, Close needed 10 runs to achieve a career-total 35,000 runs. With his score on 4 he glanced a ball down leg-side to the [[wicket-keeper]] and walked. Afterwards, the New Zealanders said that if they'd known how near he was to the landmark, they would have let him stay,{{Citation needed\|date=May 2008}} but Close would have none of it – he was out, and that was that. When asked why he gave himself out he said: "It's an honourable game and that's the way I was brought up."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Williamson\|first=Martin\|title=Ripe old age\|publisher=Cricinfo\|date=2 August 2007\|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/columns/content/current/story/304620.html\|access-date=28 May 2008}}</ref> Close's 786 first-class matches leave him 10th on the all-time list. Only four outfielders have taken more catches. {{Citation needed\|date=May 2008}}		After his retirement from Somerset, Close continued to play at the Scarborough Festival against the touring international teams, first for T.N. Pearce's XI in 1978 and then for his own XI from 1982 to 1986. In 1986, aged 55, and playing his last-ever first-class innings, Close needed 10 runs to achieve a career-total 35,000 runs. With his score on 4 he glanced a ball down leg-side to the [[wicket-keeper]] and walked. Afterwards, the New Zealanders said that if they'd known how near he was to the landmark, they would have let him stay,{{Citation needed\|date=May 2008}} but Close would have none of it – he was out, and that was that. When asked why he gave himself out he said: "It's an honourable game and that's the way I was brought up."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Williamson\|first=Martin\|title=Ripe old age\|publisher=Cricinfo\|date=2 August 2007\|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/columns/content/current/story/304620.html\|access-date=28 May 2008}}</ref> Close's 786 first-class matches leave him 10th on the all-time list. Only four outfielders have taken more catches. {{Citation needed\|date=May 2008}}

	Close continued to turn out to help train Yorkshire youngsters, appearing for Yorkshire Colts XI in his seventies, sometimes captaining games and taking the short leg position without a helmet, a position he had taken so many times in the past. According to [[Imran Khan]], Close once stood his ground when fielding at short leg when a batsman played a pull shot, the ball hit him on the forehead, rebounded and was caught at cover. Khan commented: "We are not all bullet-headed Yorkshiremen, however, and I don't recommend copying Close."<ref>Imran Khan's Cricket Skills, Publisher: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. (12 May 1989) {{ISBN\|0-600-56349-9}} {{ISBN\|978-0-600-56349-5}}</ref> Close died of [[lung cancer]] on 13 September 2015, aged 84.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/34244820 \|work=BBC News\|title=Brian Close: Former England and Yorkshire captain dies, aged 84\|date=14 September 2015\|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>		Close continued to turn out to help train Yorkshire youngsters, appearing for Yorkshire Colts XI in his seventies, sometimes captaining games and taking the short leg position without a helmet, a position he had taken so many times in the past. According to [[Imran Khan]], Close once stood his ground when fielding at short leg when a batsman played a pull shot, the ball hit him on the forehead, rebounded and was caught at cover. Khan commented: "We are not all bullet-headed Yorkshiremen, however, and I don't recommend copying Close."<ref>Imran Khan's Cricket Skills, Publisher: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. (12 May 1989) {{ISBN\|0-600-56349-9}} {{ISBN\|978-0-600-56349-5}}</ref>

			In later years Close played an unnamed member of the crowd in a cricket match alongside Ray Illingworth, in an episode of the TV drama Heartbeat called “Stumped”. Dickie Bird played the umpire in that episode and Martin Bicknell also appeared.

			Close died of [[lung cancer]] on 13 September 2015, aged 84.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/34244820 \|work=BBC News\|title=Brian Close: Former England and Yorkshire captain dies, aged 84\|date=14 September 2015\|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>

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