Gerald Browne (cricketer)

Gerald Elliott Kenworthy Browne (14 May 1850 – 6 July 1910) was an English cricketer active in mid-1870s. Browne was a right-handed batsman.

Gerald Browne
Personal information
Full name
Gerald Elliott Kenworthy Browne
Born14 May 1850
Goldington, Bedfordshire, England
Died6 July 1910(1910-07-06) (aged 60)
Kilmacanogue,
County Wicklow, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
RelationsElliott Browne (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1874Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 20
Batting average 6.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2014

Life

Born at Goldington Hall, Goldington, Bedfordshire, he was the son of William Kenworthy Browne and his wife Elizabeth Elliott. His father was a close friend of Edward FitzGerald the poet, and Gerald and his brother Elliott are mentioned in the 1904 biography of FitzGerald by Thomas Wright, as having the poet as a companion when they were boys.[1]

His father died in 1859 after a horse-riding accident.[2] Browne was educated at Rugby School, from 1863, with his brother, their mother living in Rugby town.[3] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Gloucestershire against Surrey in 1874 at The Oval, with him making a second first-class appearance for the county in that season against Sussex at the County Ground, Hove.[4] He scored 20 runs in these two matches, top-scoring with 12.[5]

Browne died at Kilmacanogue, Ireland on 6 July 1910. His brother Elliott was also a first-class cricketer.

References
  1. Wright, Thomas (1904). The Life of Edward FitzGerald. London: G. Richards. p. 288.
  2. O'Dell, Damien (15 December 2008). Paranormal Bedfordshire. Amberley Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-84868-119-4.
  3. Rugby School (1867). Rugby School Register: From 1675 to 1867 Inclusive. Billington. p. 229.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Gerald Browne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gerald Browne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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