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Article: Football: Taking steps to prolong life; George Dobell on cricket's Dougie Brown walking the Sahara for Cure Leukaemia.(Sport)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- October 28, 2006
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Byline: George Dobell
Most cricketers spend the month or two following the season with their feet up. Many go on holiday. Some go to the pub. And some, well one anyway, walks across the Sahara.
Dougie Brown has never been an ordinary fellow. As the backbone of the Warwickshire side for the last decade he has allied a 'never say die' attitude to remarkable displays of stamina and enthusiasm. He is the only player remaining on the staff who took part in the unprecedented treble of 1994 and has been involved in two other Championship-winning sides since. His ...