"MARRIAGE OF MR. GEORGE BRANN.—Past and present students of Ardingley College and the cricketing world of Sussex will be interested to hear of the marriage of Mr. George Brann, the well-known amateur Sussex cricketer and former Ardingly master, which took place last Tuesday at the Ascension Church, Balham. Mr. Brann's bride was Miss F. E. Ellwood, daughter of Mrs. Ellwood, of Fair Oak, Nightingale-lane, Balham. Among the numerous congregation who witnessed the ceremony were many well-known cricketers, including Mr. W. W. Read, Mr. W. E. Bainbridge, and Mr. E. C. Bainbridge. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. G. Ellwood, was accompanied by five bridesmaids, and the bridegroom was attended by Mr. L. C. Docker in the capacity of 'best man.' The service which was fully choral, was performed by the Rev. H. Curtis (Vicar). Upon the return of the guests to Fair Oak Mrs. Ellwood welcomed them at a reception, when the wedding presents were inspected. These included a handsome chiming clock presented to the bridegroom by the members of the Sussex County Cricket Club and a silver-mounted walking stick from the professional members of the eleven'". - The Mid-Sussex Times, Tuesday, 25 October 1892

Obituary

"BRANN, MR. GEORGE, who died at his home at Surbiton, Surrey, on June 14, aged 89, was a famous Sussex batsman at the turn of the century. A product of Ardingly College, where he spent ten years, he first appeared for Sussex in 1883 and played his last match for the county in 1905, but his career really began in 1885 and ended in 1904. Originally a very free batsman and powerful hitter, he forsook his dashing methods during his last few years of county cricket, but although becoming a far more watchful type of batsman he continued to make many runs. Born on April 23, 1865, he scored altogether 11,150 runs, average 25, and he scored twenty-five centuries for Sussex. He owed much to the coaching of Alfred Shaw and William Mycroft. Standing nearly six feet, Brann was a capital fieldsman and once at Ardingly threw a ball over 115 yards.
"His biggest score was 219 against Hampshire at Brighton. In 1899 he and C. B. Fry opened the two Sussex innings against Middlesex at Lord's with partnerships of 135 and 148. In 1892 he enjoyed what was then the rare distinction of scoring two centuries in a match--105 and 101 against Kent at Brighton. Only Dr. W. G. Grace (three times) and W. Lambert, of Sussex, had to that point in cricket history achieved the feat. Brann went to Australia in 1887-88 as a member of Shaw and Shrewsbury's Team, visited South Africa under W. W. Read in 1891-92 and America in 1899 when K. S. Ranjitsinhji was captain.
"Brann was also a fine Association football forward. Fast and heavy, he did great work for that celebrated Slough club, the Swifts, and for the Corinthians and played for England against Scotland and Wales in 1886 and against Wales in 1891. After retiring from cricket he achieved some fame at golf." - Wisden Obituary