Nicola Browne

For those of a similar name, see Nicola Brown (disambiguation).

Nicola Browne
Personal information
Full name
Nicola Jane Browne
Born (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983 (age 41)
Matamata, Waikato, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 113)27 November 2003 v India
Last Test21 August 2004 v England
ODI debut (cap 85)20 February 2002 v Australia
Last ODI26 February 2014 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 1)5 August 2004 v England
Last T20I2 April 2014 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00–2014/15Northern Districts
2013/14–2014/15Australian Capital Territory
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 2 125 54 278
Runs scored 24 2,002 552 6,128
Batting average 12.00 27.05 16.23 32.77
100s/50s 0/0 0/10 0/0 4/38
Top score 23 63 34* 115
Balls bowled 210 4,571 876 11,446
Wickets 1 88 47 246
Bowling average 83.00 34.14 17.31 31.45
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/43 4/20 4/15 5/31
Catches/stumpings 2/– 33/– 24/– 89/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 April 2021

Nicola Jane Browne (born 14 September 1983) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium. She appeared in 2 Test matches, 125 One Day Internationals and 54 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2002 and 2014. She played domestic cricket for Northern Districts and Australian Capital Territory.[1][2]

She played in the 2005 and 2009 Women's Cricket World Cups, and was player of the series in the 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament. In 2007, Browne and Sarah Tsukigawa set the highest 7th wicket partnership in WODI history, 104*.[3] She also set the record 6th wicket partnership in Women's World Cup history, 139*, with Sara McGlashan in 2009.[4] In January 2015, Browne announced her retirement from all forms of cricket.

Browne was included in the 2007 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic netball squad.[5]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Nicola Browne". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Nicola Browne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Cricket Records | Women's World Cup | Records | Highest partnerships by wicket". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic – 2007 Magic Team". www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2022.