John Rowley

John Rowley
Personal information
Full name John Vincent D'Alessio Rowley
Born (1907-09-12)12 September 1907
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
Died 30 November 1996(1996-11-30) (aged 89)
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949-1951 Devon
1927 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 4
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s /
Top score 2*
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/1
Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2011

John Vincent D'Alessio Rowley (12 December 1907 30 November 1996) was a South African born English cricketer and colonial governor. Rowley was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, and went to school at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown he was later awarded a Rhodes Scholarship.[1]

Rowley played two first-class matches for Oxford University in 1927, against the Army and the touring New Zealanders.[2] In his two first-class matches he scored 4 runs at a batting average of 2.00, with a highest score of 2*. Behind the stumps he took a single catch and made a single stumping.[3]

Rowley made his debut for Devon in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall. He played two further fixtures for the county in 1949, against the Second XI's of Kent and Surrey. He played one further match for Devon in 1951 against Oxfordshire.[4]

Rowley later served as the Governor of Darfur from 1953-1955.[5] He died in Newbury, Berkshire on 30 November 1996.

References

  1. "Scholarships St Andrews College". sacschool.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by John Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  5. Daly, W.M.; Hogan, Jane (2005). "Chapter one". Images of empire: photographic sources for the British in the Sudan. BRILL. p. 100. ISBN 90-04-14627-X.

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