Mike Brearley
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Mike Brearley is a former English cricketer best known for captaining England during the late 1970s and early 1980s and later becoming a respected writer and psychoanalyst.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mike Brearley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12768802 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Mike Brearley Context triple: [Bedford Modern School, hasNotableAlumni, Mike Brearley]
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A.
David Gower
David Gower is a former England cricket captain and elegant left-handed batsman who became a prominent television cricket commentator.
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B.
Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott is a former England opening batsman renowned for his prolific run-scoring, defensive technique, and long association with Yorkshire cricket.
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C.
Alastair Nicholson
Alastair Nicholson is an Australian jurist and former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia known for his advocacy on human rights and Indigenous issues.
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D.
C. B. Fry
C. B. Fry was an English sportsman, writer, and politician, best known for his exceptional cricket career and his remarkable all-round athletic achievements.
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E.
Mark Cubbon
Mark Cubbon was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and army officer best known for his long tenure as Commissioner of Mysore and later service as Governor of Bombay in British India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mike Brearley Target entity description: Mike Brearley is a former English cricketer best known for captaining England during the late 1970s and early 1980s and later becoming a respected writer and psychoanalyst.
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A.
David Gower
David Gower is a former England cricket captain and elegant left-handed batsman who became a prominent television cricket commentator.
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B.
Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott is a former England opening batsman renowned for his prolific run-scoring, defensive technique, and long association with Yorkshire cricket.
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C.
Alastair Nicholson
Alastair Nicholson is an Australian jurist and former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia known for his advocacy on human rights and Indigenous issues.
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D.
C. B. Fry
C. B. Fry was an English sportsman, writer, and politician, best known for his exceptional cricket career and his remarkable all-round athletic achievements.
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E.
Mark Cubbon
Mark Cubbon was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and army officer best known for his long tenure as Commissioner of Mysore and later service as Governor of Bombay in British India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricket captain
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cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ psychoanalyst ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed batsman ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| captaincyPeriod |
early 1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| captained | England cricket team ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| domesticTeam | Middlesex ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Cambridge University ⓘ |
| familyName | Brearley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cricket writing
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psychoanalysis ⓘ sports psychology ⓘ |
| fullName | John Michael Brearley ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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sports writing ⓘ |
| givenName |
John
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Michael ⓘ |
| hasNotableSkill |
man-management
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tactical captaincy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
captaining the England cricket team in the late 1970s and early 1980s
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leadership and man-management skills in cricket ⓘ writing on cricket and psychology ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterCareer |
author and commentator on cricket
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psychoanalyst in private practice ⓘ |
| memberOf | Middlesex County Cricket Club ⓘ |
| name | Mike Brearley ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
On Form
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The Art of Captaincy ⓘ |
| occupation |
cricket captain
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cricketer ⓘ lecturer ⓘ psychoanalyst ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| playedFor | Middlesex County Cricket Club ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
captain of England cricket team
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captain of Middlesex ⓘ |
| role |
batsman
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captain ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| subjectOf | discussions on leadership in sport ⓘ |
| team | England cricket team ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mike Brearley Description of subject: Mike Brearley is a former English cricketer best known for captaining England during the late 1970s and early 1980s and later becoming a respected writer and psychoanalyst.
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