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Simon Brown with his award at the 2023 Durham Cricket Hall of Fame awards.
Simon Brown with his award at the 2023 Durham Cricket Hall of Fame awards. Durham Cricket
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Durham Legends- Simon Brown looks back on his time at Durham

Perhaps the original Durham pace bowler, Simon 'Chubby' Brown speaks exclusively to The Chester about his time at Durham in the first part of our club legends series.

17.09.25, 12:59 Updated 17.09.25, 13:00 5 Minute Read

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by Thomas RidleyEditor

Legend is a term bandied about far too much these days, but at Durham there are certain players who live up to the tag.

A club Hall of Fame has been established to recognise those club legends in recent years, with the likes of Neil Killeen, Steve Harmison and Graham Onions deservedly picking up a place in the exclusive club.

The thing those three have in common is that they're all pace bowlers and were following in the footsteps of the original Durham pace bowler, Simon Brown.

Brown was part of the squad in Durham's inaugural season as a First Class county and spent over a decade at the club, taking 518 wickets with his Left-arm pace bowling.

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