Gerald Browne (cricketer)

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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• Gerald Browne at CricketArchive

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