Researching Brian Perry
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The name Brian means "Strong" and is of Celtic origin.
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Brian Perry (ice hockey)
Brian Thomas Perry (born 6 April 1944) is a former professional ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League with the Oakland Seals and Buffalo Sabres, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the New York Raiders, New York Golden Blades, Jersey Knights, and San Diego Mariners.
In his NHL career, Perry played in 96 games, scoring 16 goals and adding 29 assists. In the WHA, he played in 145 games, scoring 33 goals and adding 31 assists. The highlight of Brian's NHL career came on 19 February 1969. Playing for the Oakland Seals, Brian scored a hat trick in a 5–2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in Oakland.
Source: Brian Perry (ice hockey), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBrian Perry (cricketer)
Brian James Perry (3 June 1943 – 7 November 2017) was an English cricketer. Perry was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, where he was educated at Harlescott County Secondary School.
Perry made his debut for Shropshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire. Perry played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1970 to 1986, which included 134 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches for Shropshire, he scored 79 runs at an average of 19.75, with a high score of 43. With the ball, he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 15.28, with best figures of 4/39.
In 1975, he played a single match for Minor Counties North against Derbyshire in the Benson & Hedges Cup. In this match, he scored 8 not out. He played club cricket for Wem.
Perry died at his home in Shrewsbury on 7 November 2017 and was buried on 29 November in Shrewsbury Cemetery.
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