Louise Browne

{{Short description|West Indian cricketer (born 1952)}}

{{BLP sources|date=December 2021}}

{{For|those of a similar name|Louise Brown (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Louise Browne

| female = true

| image =

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| fullname = Louise Patricia Browne

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|3|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Trinidad

| nickname =

| heightft =

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Batter

| family = Ann Browne (sister)
Beverly Browne (sister)

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1973

| internationalspan2 = 1976–1979

| country = Trinidad and Tobago

| country2 = West Indies

| testdebutdate = 7 May

| testdebutyear = 1976

| testdebutfor = West Indies

| testdebutagainst = Australia

| testcap2 = 3

| lasttestdate = 16 June

| lasttestyear = 1979

| lasttestfor = West Indies

| lasttestagainst = England

| odidebutdate = 23 June

| odidebutyear = 1973

| odidebutfor = Trinidad and Tobago

| odidebutagainst = New Zealand

| odicap = 2

| odicap2 = 4

| lastodidate = 7 July

| lastodiyear = 1979

| lastodifor = West Indies

| lastodiagainst = England

| club1 = Trinidad and Tobago

| year1 = 1973–1989

| columns = 4

| hidedeliveries = true

| column1 = WTest

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 348

| bat avg1 = 29.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/2

| top score1 = 67

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| column2 = WODI

| matches2 = 8

| runs2 = 232

| bat avg2 = 33.14

| 100s/50s2 = 0/1

| top score2 = 50*

| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| column3 = WFC

| matches3 = 16

| runs3 = 549

| bat avg3 = 28.89

| 100s/50s3 = 0/4

| top score3 = 67

| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–

| column4 = WLA

| matches4 = 12

| runs4 = 261

| bat avg4 = 29.00

| 100s/50s4 = 0/1

| top score4 = 50*

| catches/stumpings4 = 1/–

| date = 19 December 2021

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17404/17404.html CricketArchive

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Louise Patricia Browne (born 16 March 1952) is a Trinidadian cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 One Day Internationals for Trinidad and Tobago at the 1973 World Cup, and nine Test matches and two One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1976 and 1979.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/louise-browne-55113 |title=Player Profile: Louise Browne |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 December 2021}} She captained Trinidad and Tobago at the 1973 World Cup, and captained the West Indies for their first two international series, against Australia and India.{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/historic-day-wi-women-played-first-match/ |title=Historic day as WI women played first match |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=11 May 2020}} She also played domestic cricket for Trinidad and Tobago.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17404/17404.html |title=Player Profile: Louise Browne |work=CricketArchive |access-date=19 December 2021}}

In 2000, Louise was named one of the hundred top sporting personalities of the century in Trinidad and Tobago. In 2011, Louise managed the USA Women's Cricket Team at a World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh. She was inducted into the Trinidad and Tobago Sports Hall of Fame on November 20, 2015.{{cite news |last1=Bailey |first1=Joel |title=Former TT cricket, football captains for Hall of Fame |url=https://archives.newsday.co.tt/2015/11/13/former-tt-cricket-football-captains-for-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=Newsday |date=13 November 2015}}

Two of her sisters, Beverly and Ann, also played international cricket.