Louise Browne

Louise Patricia Browne (born 16 March 1952) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 One Day Internationals for Trinidad and Tobago at the 1973 World Cup, and nine Test matches and two One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1976 and 1979.[1] She captained Trinidad and Tobago at the 1973 World Cup, and captained the West Indies for their first two international series, against Australia and India.[2] She also played domestic cricket for Trinidad and Tobago.[3]

For those of a similar name, see Louise Brown (disambiguation).

Louise Browne
Personal information
Full name
Louise Patricia Browne
Born (1952-03-16) 16 March 1952
Trinidad
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter
RelationsAnn Browne (sister)
Beverly Browne (sister)
International information
National sides
Test debut (cap 3)7 May 1976 
West Indies v Australia
Last Test16 June 1979 
West Indies v England
ODI debut (cap 2/4)23 June 1973 
Trinidad and Tobago v New Zealand
Last ODI7 July 1979 
West Indies v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973–1989Trinidad and Tobago
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 9 8 16 12
Runs scored 348 232 549 261
Batting average 29.00 33.14 28.89 29.00
100s/50s 0/2 0/1 0/4 0/1
Top score 67 50* 67 50*
Catches/stumpings 4/– 1/– 5/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 December 2021

In the year 2000, Louise was named one of the hundred top sporting personalities of the century in Trinidad and Tobago. In 2011, Louise managed the USA Women's Cricket Team at a World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh. She was inducted into the Trinidad and Tobago Sports Hall of Fame on November 20, 2015.

She is the 5th of twelve children (8 girls and 4 boys). Two of her sisters, Beverly and Ann, also played international cricket.[3]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Louise Browne". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. "Historic day as WI women played first match". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. "Player Profile: Louise Browne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2021.


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