John Thomas Brown (20 August 1869 – 4 November 1904)[1] was an English professional cricketer, who played primarily as a batsman.

He was Yorkshire's first great opening batsman, a lineage continued by Herbert Sutcliffe, Len Hutton and Geoffrey Boycott.

From 1895 to 1903, he passed 1,000 runs each season, and in 1897 made his highest score of 311,[1] against Sussex at Bramall Lane, following it up with 300 the following year against Derbyshire at Chesterfield.

Brown's form in 1894 was such to earn him both a mention as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1895, and a Test debut against Australia at Sydney in 1894/95.

He continued to bat productively for Yorkshire for several more seasons, but in 1904 he played just two matches, both in May, against Cambridge University and Leicestershire before a heart condition forced his retirement.