Brian Charles Booth (born October 19 1933 in Bathurst, New South Wales) is a former Test cricketer who played for Australia.

Booth was a solid right-handed batsman and competent right arm bowler of off-spin and medium pace. He captained Australia in the mid 1960s before being succeeded by Bill Lawry.

He had a fine first-class career for Australia and New South Wales, which spanned from 1954 to 1968, scoring 11,265 runs at the impressive average of 45.42.

Teams

• New South Wales state team
• Australian national team

Career Summary

Tests

Test Debut: vs England, Manchester, 1961
Last Test: vs England, Sydney, 1965-1966

• Booth's best Test score of 169 was made against South Africa, Brisbane, 1963-1964
• His best Test bowling figures of 2 for 33 came against India, Kolkata, 1964-1965

External link

• Cricinfo Player Profile on Brian Booth