Harry Browne (cricketer)

Harry Ernest Browne (19 June 1874 – 10 January 1944) was an English first-class cricketer and British Indian Army officer.

Harry Browne

Personal information
Full name	Harry Ernest Browne
Born	19 June 1874 Dharwar, Mysore, British India
Died	10 January 1944(1944-01-10) (aged 69) Taunton, Somerset, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1895/96–1900/01	Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 126 Batting average 10.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 23 Balls bowled 349 Wickets 12 Bowling average 16.91 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/20 Catches/stumpings 4/–
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.