Born in Trinidad, Louise Browne is the first player to captain the West Indies Test team, but her international career began with Trinidad & Tobago in the inaugural World Cup.
Captain and opening batter, Browne played six World Cup matches for Trinidad & Tobago in 1973 and when the West Indies became the fifth Test playing nation in 1976 she became the first Test captain.
The West Indies debut in the Test arena was against Anne Gordon’s Australians in 1976. The two Tests were drawn. In 1976/77 she led the team in India where the West Indies won one, lost one and drew the remaining Tests.
Her sisters Beverley and Ann also both played for the West Indies.