Gerald Elliott Kenworthy Browne (14 May 1850 – 6 July 1910) was an English

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er active in mid-1870s. Browne was a right-handed batsman.

Life

Born at Goldington Hall, Goldington,

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, 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. His father died in 1859 after a horse-riding accident. Browne was educated at

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, from 1863, with his brother, their mother living in

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town. He made his debut in

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for

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against

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in 1874 at

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, with him making a second first-class appearance for the county in that season against

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at the

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. He scored 20 runs in these two matches, top-scoring with 12. Browne died at

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on 6 July 1910. His brother Elliott was also a first-class cricketer.

References

External links

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