Harry Ernest Browne (19 June 1874 – 10 January 1944) was an English first-class cricketer and British Indian Army officer.
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| Full name | Harry Ernest Browne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1874 Dharwar, Mysore, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1944 (aged 69) Taunton, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1895/96–1900/01 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Colonel Charles Michael Browne, he was born in British India at Dharwar. He attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, graduating in October 1894 as a second lieutenant with a view to appointment to the Indian Staff Corps.[1] He was appointed to the Corps in February 1896,[2] While serving in British India, Brown played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team on eight occasions in the Bombay Presidency Match between 1895 and 1900.[3] He scored 126 runs at an average of 10.50 in his eight matches, with a highest score of 23.[4] With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 16.91, with best figures of 4 for 20.[5] In the British Indian Army, Browne was promoted to lieutenant in January 1897,[6] with promotion to captain in October 1903.[7] He served in the Somaliland campaign between 1903 and 1904. By October 1912, he was serving with the 47th Sikhs and was promoted to major.[8] Browne served with the British Indian Army during the First World War, with him being wounded in action which necessitated his retirement on grounds of ill health in October 1917.[9] Browne died at Taunton in January 1944 and was survived by his wife, Rita.
References
edit- ^ "No. 26559". The London Gazette. 9 October 1894. p. 5689.
- ^ "No. 26733". The London Gazette. 24 April 1896. p. 2456.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Harry Browne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harry Browne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Harry Browne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "No. 26835". The London Gazette. 23 March 1897. p. 1672.
- ^ "No. 27629". The London Gazette. 25 December 1903. p. 8501.
- ^ "No. 28664". The London Gazette. 19 November 1912. p. 8464.
- ^ "No. 30343". The London Gazette. 19 October 1917. p. 10768.