Personal Life:

Brearley completed his education his schooling from the City of London School and graduation from St. John's College, Cambridge. Brearley’s father Horace Brearley was the principal of the same school he completed his initial studies from. Brearley’s pursuit of an academic career as a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne limited his cricketing activity in 1969 and 1970, Brearley was not selected for England until the age of 34 in 1976. Till the time he completed his studies, Brearley had been performing great at cricket as a batsman and wicketkeeper. On scoring well in his debut playing, he was selected to play for Cambridge University for 5 years along with completing his post-graduation.

Brearley has been honored with the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire OBE that is considered as a reward for the contributions in various forms to the society. After his retirement from cricket, Brearley has taken up writing and the job as a psychiatrist and is currently working as the leader of British Psychoanalytical Society. Brearley is married to Mana Sarabhai who is a Gujarati and the two are blessed with two children. Indicative of his willingness to understand those around him in much deeper fashion, Brearley learned Gujarati as a symbol for the love of his wife of almost 4 years.

Career:

Brearley started his career as a lecturer at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, his profession being a lecturer wouldn’t leave him with much for his cricket passion. He spent most of his playing career with Middlesex County Cricket Club; Mike was highly regarded for his excellent wicketkeeper and impressive management abilities.  Brearley is credited with leading his team to four County Championships, in 1976, ’77, ‘80 and ’82.  Due to this, he was not selected in the cricket series until 1976 for England. He played as a batsman and his performance wasn’t up to the mark and he failed to score a century.