Courtney Oswald Browne (born 7 December 1970) is a former English-born cricketer. He is a right-handed wicketkeeping batsman. He is the only West Indian Test cricketer to have been born in England. He was a member of the West Indies team that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, and had a major role in winning the final.
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| Full name | Courtney Oswald Browne | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 December 1970 Lambeth, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Browne was captaining Barbados when he got his first call up to the West Indies side in April 1995. He struggled to hold his place in the side and after 13 Tests he was dropped and didn't return until 3 years later for the ICC Knockout tournament in Kenya. He was soon dropped again, replaced by Ridley Jacobs. His career seemed over but he got a surprise recall for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in England. He was the hero in the final, his partnership with Ian Bradshaw saw them home at The Oval. After a year as first choice keeper he decided this time to leave on his own terms, retiring for 'personal reasons'.
He is a former captain of LIME Sports Club, and competed in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 championship.[1]
References edit
- ^ Holder, Keith (13 May 2011). "Mayers makes merry". Barbados Today. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
... he wanted to prove a point to the LIME captain Courtney Browne ...