John Brown (cricketer, born 1890)

John Dowell Brown (25 August 1890 – 18 March 1968) was an English cricketer. Brown was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Coventry, Warwickshire.

Brown made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Worcestershire at Tipton Road, Dudley in the 1913 County Championship. He made eight further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1914 County Championship. In his nine first-class matches, he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 29.33, with best figures of 4/18. With the bat, he scored 12 runs at an average of 1.71, with a high score of 7.

He died at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on 18 March 1968.