Gerald Browne (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Gerald Elliott Kenworthy Browne
Birth Date:14 May 1850
Birth Place:Goldington, Bedfordshire, England
Death Place:Kilmacanogue,
County Wicklow, Ireland
Batting:Right-handed
Family:Elliott Browne (brother)
Club1:Gloucestershire
Year1:1874
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:20
Bat Avg1:6.66
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:12
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:20 April
Year:2014
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10085.html Cricinfo

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

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.

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Notes and References

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