Horace Browne

Horace James Browne (1 December 1842 — 19 March 1896) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

Horace Browne
Personal information
Full name
Horace James Browne
Born1 December 1842
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died19 March 1896(1896-03-19) (aged 53)
Byfleet, Surrey, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1865–1869Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 111
Batting average 10.09
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2022

The son of Moses Browne, he was born at Cambridge in December 1842. He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, before matriculating to Clare College, Cambridge.[1] A student of the Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar to practice as a barrister in June 1870 and practiced on the South Eastern circuit.[2] Browne was a keen cricketer, playing at first-class level for Cambridgeshire on seven occasions between 1865 and 1869.[3] Playing as a batsman in the Cambridgeshire side, he scored 111 runs at an average of 10.09, with a highest score of 28.[4] Browne was later admitted into the Middle Temple in 1885. He was found dead on 19 March 1896 at Dartnal Woods in Byfleet,[1] having committed suicide by poisoning while ajudged to have been suffering from melancholia which had contributed toward temporary insanity.[5][6]

References
  1. Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 415.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 61.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Horace Browne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Horace Browne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. Suicide of a rate collector. The Globe. 31 March 1896. p. 3
  6. Deaths. Derry Journal. 25 March 1896. p. 7
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