Brian Close

Brian Close signed 1984 Leaders of the World Cricket cover with a stamp on which he features. Please note the cover illustration may vary slightly to the one shown.

Close (1931-2015) played 22 Tests for England and over the course of his career scored almost 35,000 runs, including 52 centuries, as well as taking 1,168 wickets and over 800 catches. He captained Yorkshire to four county championship titles, and later led Somerset, helping develop the county into a major force.