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Stanley Brown (cricketer, born 1885)

Stanley Eric Vincent Brown FRCS (28 August 1885 – 21 January 1945) was a New Zealand doctor and sportsman. He played one first-class cricket match for the Southland cricket team during the 1917–18 team and captained the team in other representative matches.

Stanley Brown
Personal information
Full name
Stanley Eric Vincent Brown
Born(1885-08-28)28 August 1885
Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Died21 January 1945(1945-01-21) (aged 59)
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1917/18–1923/24Southland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 12
Batting average 12.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 8
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 1
Bowling average 46.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/46
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 March 2024

Brown was a surgeon who worked particularly in the field of orthopaedic surgery during World War I. He served in the New Zealand Medical Corps at the end of the war and spent most of his life practicing medicine at Invercargill in the Southland Region of New Zealand. He was also a noted vocalist and conductor, and played rugby union during his youth.

Early life and education

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Brown was born at Temuka in South Canterbury in 1885,[1] the son of Elijah Brown an ironmonger and timber merchant.[2][3] He was educated at Waitaki Boys' High School in Oamaru before going on to study medicine at the University of Otago School of Medicine in Dunedin.[2] After qualifying in 1908, he took up a position at Wellington Hospital as a house officer for two years before moving to England to further his studies in London in 1910.[4]

Professional career

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Whilst in London Brown worked at the London Hospital and Middlesex Hospital.[5] He qualified as Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1910 and as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1913.[4][6] He played rugby union for the London Hospital side, playing as both a full-back and half-back, as well as representing the South Eastern Counties side.[2]

Brown returned to New Zealand in 1914. He ran Whanganui Hospital for a short time before being appointed to the post of medical superintendent at Southland Hospital in Invercargill the following year.[2][4] After volunteering for service with the New Zealand Medical Corps (NZMC), he was initially refused permission to serve overseas, his role at Invercargill being deemed too important.[7][8][9] In November 1918, however, he was commissioned as a captain in the NZMC and served overseas, initially on SS Maheno, a civilian vessel chartered for use as a hospital ship, and from February 1919 in England.[2][10][11]

Whilst in England, Brown studied orthopaedic surgery techniques and when he returned to New Zealand in August 1919 he worked for a time as an orthopaedic surgeon at the Chalmers Military Hospital at Christchurch, an institution established to treat injured servicemen, with the rank of temporary major.[12] After being demobilised in July 1920 he moved back to Invercargill, establishing a medical practice of his own in the city.[2][13][14] He remained in practice in Invercargill for the remainder of his life.[2]

Sporting life

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As a young man Brown played rugby football as a back. Whilst studying in England he represented the London Hospital side and South Eastern Counties sides[2]―The Times praised his "resolute defence" in a match between London Hospital and Guy's Hospital in March 1911.[15] He remained involved with the game as an administrator and referee in later life.[2][16]

Brown was a member of Invercargill Cricket Club and played regularly. An obituary describes cricket as "the game in which he was most keenly interested"[2] and he played for the Southland cricket team in a number of representative matches. One of these, a March 1918 fixture against Otago, has first-class status.[a] In the match, a heavy defeat for Southland, Brown made scores of eight runs in his first innings and four not out in his second.[17] He played in a number of other representative matches for Southland and captained the team at times.[2]

As well as playing the game, Brown was involved in the administration of Invercargill Cricket Club, serving on the club's committee,[18] and of the Southland Cricket Association. He served on the association's executive and was its president until he resigned in 1930 following a dispute with another executive member Albert Keast.[19][20] He was involved in coaching cricket, including at Southland Boys' High School, Southland Girls' High School, and the Southland Colts side.[2][21][22] In 1938 he and Jack Doig were elected as the first two life members of Invercargill Cricket Club.[23]

As well as cricket, Brown played golf. He was considered "a very fair exponent" of the game and was a member of Invercargill Golf Club.[2]

Personal life

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A noted singer, Brown performed regularly with choirs and in other performances. He was considered "so well known that it is unnecessary to sing his praises. You must hear him sing once more and the praises will follow as a matter of course" by The Southern Cross in 1918.[24] He conducted the Invercargill Male Choir from 1933 until 1941 and was later elected a life member.[2][25] He was a leading member of the Invercargill Orphans' Club, various Methodist organisations and a founder member of the Southland branch of the Automobile Association of New Zealand, serving as its president during the 1920s.[2]

Brown married Lena Walton of Upper Kew in Dunedin in 1915.[b][26] The couple had two children, a son and a daughter.[2][10] Their son, Rutherford Brown, qualified as a dispensing chemist and served in the New Zealand Medical Corps during World War II. He was captured during the invasion of Crete in 1941 and spent three years as a prisoner of war in Germany before being repatriated in 1944.[27]

Brown died at his home in Invercargill in 1945 after a period of illness. He was aged 59.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ The Southland cricket team had first-class status between 1914–15 and 1921–22, playing eight matches which are considered to be first-class. The team played other representative matches during this period which are not considered first-class.
  2. ^ Walton's fullname was Margaret Ann Selina Walton. She was born in 1885 and died in 1974.[10]

References

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  1. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 26. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Obituary: Dr Stanley Brown, Southland Times, issue 25577, 22 January 1945, p. 5. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  3. ^ Personal items, Timaru Herald, volume XIIC, issue 13868, 2 April 1909, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  4. ^ a b c Personal, Otago Daily Times, issue 16277, 9 January 1915, p. 11. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  5. ^ Personal notes from London, Auckland Star, volume XLIII, issue 311, 30 December 1912, p. 9. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  6. ^ Personal matters, Evening Post, volume LXXX, issue 22, 26 July 1910, p. 7. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  7. ^ About people, Southland Times, issue 17929, 5 November 1918, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  8. ^ Social notes, Southern Cross, volume 25, issue 29, 10 November 1917, p. 12. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  9. ^ About people, Southland Times, issue 17934, 11 November 1918, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  10. ^ a b c Stanley Eric Vincent Brown, Online Cenotaph, Auckland Museum. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  11. ^ Service record, Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  12. ^ Service records, Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  13. ^ Southland news, Otago Witness, issue 3456, 8 June 1920, p. 27. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  14. ^ Southland news, Otago Witness, issue 3471, 21 September 1920, p. 23. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  15. ^ Rugby Football, The Times, 17 March 1911, p. 15. (Available online at The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  16. ^ Rugby football, Otago Daily Times, issue 18643, 26 August 1922, p. 8. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  17. ^ Stanley Brown, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-03-09. (subscription required)
  18. ^ Sporting, Southland Times, issue 20891, 28 September 1929, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  19. ^ "Not cricket", Southland Times, issue 19814, 10 March 1926, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-10.)
  20. ^ Dispute ends, Southland Times, issue 20994, 29 January 1930, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-10.)
  21. ^ Boys' High School, Southland Times, issue 19124, 17 December 1923, p. 11. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-10.)
  22. ^ High schools, Southland Times, issue 22454, 14 December 1934, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-10.)
  23. ^ Personal, Southland Times, issue 23612, 13 September 1938, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-10.)
  24. ^ John Amadio, Southern Cross, volume 26, Issue 26, 12 October 1918, p. 9. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-10.)
  25. ^ Established 25 years ago, Southland Times, issue 25488, 7 October 1944, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-10.)
  26. ^ Marriages, Otago Daily Times, issue 16354, 10 April 1915, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
  27. ^ Southland men return, Southland Times, issue 25279, 4 February 1944, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-03-09.)
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