Brown signed a two year contract at Trent Bridge ahead of the 2009 season having parted company with Surrey after a 21-year stint.An explosive opener in one-day cricket, he has played for England in 16 one-day internationals and hit a 160-ball 268 against Glamorgan in 2002.

Notts director of cricket Mick Newell was keen to secure the services of a specialist batsman to add depth to a squad that could otherwise be stretched by absent internationals and Brown rewarded this faith with a return of 849 LV= County Championship runs in his debut season.

He also enhanced his reputation as a destructive Twenty20 batsman with several ice cool opening stands littered with boundaries.

During his time at The Oval, Brown scored first-class centuries against every other county.Brown expects to retire from professional cricket at the end of the 2011 season after signing a one year contract extension at Nottinghamshire.

He scored 805 LV= County Championship runs last season and a further 337 in the Friends Provident t20.

Brown's 134 in the win over Durham at Trent Bridge in May was his personal highlight of Nottinghamshire's LV= County Championship campaign and his prowess in twenty over cricket was another reason why Director of Cricket Mick Newell was keen to offer him a new deal.