Brian Gunn

Brian George Herbert Gunn (19 September 1921 – 3 September 2001) was an English cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club in 1946.

Early life Gunn was born at Gravesend in Kent in 1921 and played some cricket for Gravesend Cricket Club during World War II. Towards the end of the war he played for Gravesend and the Army Command sides against an Australian Services team, and in July 1945 he first appeared for a Kent side in a one-day match against Northants, having played for the Club Cricket Conference earlier in the same month. He was selected for Kent's Second XI in two matches at the beginning of the season, opening the batting on each occasion. A duck in his first innings for the side was followed by a century in his second appearance. and without a win in five matches, Gunn was called into the side for the team's fifth match of the season, a County Championship fixture against Nottinghamshire at Gillingham at the beginning of June. although he did not appear for the First Grade side until February 1952. He later moved to play for Canterbury. He later had a career in journalism in Queensland, where he established the Ingham and District Post. He died at Cairns in Queensland in 2001 aged 79.