George Fairbrother Browne (28 January 1835 – 28 May 1919) was an English
cricket
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er.
[George Browne at CricketArchive]
/ref> The place of his birth is not known; he died in Lowestoft
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, Suffolk
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and is buried at Kirkley Cemetery
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The cemetery contains 59 war b ...
.
Browne debuted for Sussex
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against Middlesex in 1864, in a match which finished in an innings defeat.
Browne's second and final first-class appearance saw him play for Middlesex against Hampshire, partnering Indian-born future Australian Test cricketer Bransby Cooper in the middle order.
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External links
George Browne
at Cricket Archive
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1835 births
1919 deaths
English cricketers
Sussex cricketers
Middlesex cricketers