{{Infobox cricketer|name=Gabi Brown|role=Umpire|full_name=Gabrielle Sarah Brown|image=Gabi Brown.png|birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|09|01}}|birth_place=Lancashire, England|listaumpired=21|t20umpired=21|umplistadebutyr=2023|umplistalastyr=Present|umpt20debutyr=2024|umpt20lastyr=Present}}
'''Gabrielle Sarah Brown''' (born 1 September 1989) is an English [[cricket]] [[Umpire (cricket)|umpire]] who has progressed rapidly through the domestic officiating ranks to become one of the leading female umpires in England. She became the second full-time female member of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Professional Umpire Team in 2026.
Brown was born in [[Lancashire]], and currently resides in [[Nottinghamshire]].
== Career == Brown started umpiring in 2022 in Women's Domestic Academy fixtures before rising through both the Women's and Men's Cricket Pathways, making her debut in Women's Professional Domestic fixtures by the end of the 2023 season. Her first professional fixture being Sunrisers v. Western Storm at [[Brunton Memorial Ground|Radlett CC]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SUNR vs WS Cricket Scorecard, 43rd Match at Radlett, September 05, 2023 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-1347396/sunrisers-vs-western-storm-43rd-match-1347445/full-scorecard |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240420021630/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-1347396/sunrisers-vs-western-storm-43rd-match-1347445/full-scorecard |archive-date=2024-04-20 |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
During the 2023 season Brown began umpiring in both the [[South Nottinghamshire Cricket League]] and the [[Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League|Nottinghamshire Premier League.]]
In 2024, Brown achieved W1 umpire status, marking her as one of the top-ranked officials in the Women's game. She regularly stood in the [[Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy|Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy]] and the [[Charlotte Edwards Cup]] and served as a fourth umpire in the Women's [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]] Competition. During the same year, she officiated in England Women's warm-up matches and the [[Disability Premier League]] final. <ref>{{Cite web |title=England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) - The Official Website of the ECB |url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/matches/109789#overview |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=www.ecb.co.uk}}</ref>
Brown's career continued to accelerate in 2025, when she was appointed to officiate in every Women's domestic final across ECB Professional Competitions. In recognition of her performances, she was awarded the [[Professional Cricketers' Association]] (PCA) Women's Umpire of the Year award <ref>{{Cite web |last=Partnership |first=Blayney |date=2025-10-09 |title=Cox and Lamb win coveted PCA Awards |url=https://www.thepca.co.uk/press-release/cox-and-lamb-win-coveted-pca-awards/ |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=The PCA |language=en-US}}</ref>. She made her on-field [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]] debut at the [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|Utilita Bowl]] in the [[Southern Brave]] v. [[Sunrisers Leeds|Northern Superchargers]] fixture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern Brave Women v Northern Superchargers Women - Cricket |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-226336 |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In 2026, Brown was appointed as a full-time member of the [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] professional umpire panel, becoming only the second woman to achieve this milestone. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-02 |title=Brown becomes second female to join Professional Umpires' Team |url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4467241 |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=www.ecb.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Brown was appointed to the Emirates [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] International Panel of Umpires in March 2026, joining other English Female Umpires [[Sue Redfern]] and [[Anna Harris]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=icc |title=ICC Match Official Panels {{!}} About ICC Cricket |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/cricket/match-officials/match-official-panels |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=icc |language=en}}</ref>
Brown is also an Umpire Tutor, Developer and Mentor, working with lower ranked umpires with a particular focus on developing more female officials.
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[[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English cricket umpires]]