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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Harry Ernest Browne
| nickname =
| birth_date = 19 June 1874
| birth_place = [[Dharwad|Dharwar]], [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]],<br>[[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1944|1|10|1874|6|19|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Taunton]], [[Somerset]], England
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Unknown
| bowling = Unknown
| family =
| club1 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]]
| year1 = 1895/96–1900/01
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 8
| runs1 = 126
| bat avg1 = 10.50
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 23
| deliveries1 = 349
| wickets1 = 12
| bowl avg1 = 16.91
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 4/20
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| date = 13 November
| year = 2022
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/harry-browne-27075 Cricinfo
}}

'''Harry Ernest Browne''' (19 June 1874 — 10 January 1944) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er and [[British Indian Army]] officer.

The son of [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] Charles Michael Browne, he was born in [[British India]] at [[Dharwad|Dharwar]]. He attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst|Royal Military College]] at [[Sandhurst, Berkshire|Sandhurst]], graduating in October 1894 as a [[Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries|second lieutenant]] with a view to appointment to the [[Indian Staff Corps]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26559|date=9 October 1894|page=5689}}</ref> He was appointed to the Corps in February 1896,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26733|date=24 April 1896|page=2456}}</ref> While serving in British India, Brown played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on eight occasions in the [[Bombay Quadrangular|Bombay Presidency Match]] between 1895 and 1900.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13071/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Harry Browne|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=13 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He scored 126 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 10.50 in his eight matches, with a highest score of 23.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13071/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harry Browne|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=13 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a [[bowling average]] of 16.91, with best figures of 4 for 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13071/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Harry Browne|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=13 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In the [[British Indian Army]], Browne was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in January 1897,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26835|date=23 March 1897|page=1672}}</ref> with promotion to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in October 1903.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27629|date=25 December 1903|page=8501}}</ref> He served in the [[Somaliland campaign]] between 1903 and 1904. By October 1912, he was serving with the [[47th Duke of Connaught's Own Sikhs|47th Sikhs]] and was promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28664|date=19 November 1912|page=8464}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30343|date=19 October 1917|page=10768}}</ref> Browne died at [[Taunton]] in January 1944 and was survived by his wife, Rita.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=27075}}

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[[Category:1874 births]]
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[[Category:People from Dharwad]]
[[Category:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]
[[Category:Indian Staff Corps officers]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Europeans cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War I]]

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