{{short description|Barbadian cricketer}} {{distinguish|Courtney Brown (disambiguation){{!}}Courtney Brown}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Courtney Browne | image = | fullname = Courtney Oswald Browne | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|07|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lambeth]], London, England | country = West Indies | batting = Right-handed | bowling = | role = [[Wicket keeper]] | columns = 2 | column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]] | matches1 = 20 | runs1 = 387 | bat avg1 = 16.12 | 100s/50s1 = 0/1 | top score1 = 68 | hidedeliveries = true | catches/stumpings1 = 79/2 | column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]] | matches2 = 46 | runs2 = 415 | bat avg2 = 17.29 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 46* | catches/stumpings2 = 59/9 | date = 25 January | year = 2006 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/courtney-browne-51232 Cricinfo | medaltemplates = <!-- MENTION HOST NATIONS FOR TEAM SPORTS --> {{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{cr|WIN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Champions Trophy]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2004 ICC Champions Trophy|2004 England]]|}} }} '''Courtney Oswald Browne''' (born 7 December 1970) is a former English-born [[cricket]]er. He is a right-handed wicketkeeping batsman. He is the only [[West Indies cricket team|West Indian]] [[Test cricket]]er 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 [[2004 ICC Champions Trophy Final|final]].
Browne was captaining [[Barbados cricket team|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 [[2004 ICC Champions Trophy Final|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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Holder|first=Keith|title=Mayers makes merry|url=http://news.barbadostoday.bb/barticlenew.php?ptitle=Mayers%20makes%20merry&article=5594&pdate=2011-05-13|accessdate=7 July 2011|newspaper=Barbados Today|date=13 May 2011|quote=... he wanted to prove a point to the LIME captain Courtney Browne ...|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312231127/http://news.barbadostoday.bb/barticlenew.php?ptitle=Mayers%20makes%20merry&article=5594&pdate=2011-05-13|archivedate=12 March 2012}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{West Indies Squad 1996 Cricket World Cup}} {{West Indies Squad 2004 ICC Champions Trophy}}
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