Norman Bowell
Norman Henry Bowell (2 February 1904 – 5 March 1943) was an English cricketer. Bowell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow.
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| Full name | Norman Henry Bowell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1904 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 March 1943 (aged 39) Balalae Island, British Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alex Bowell (Father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1925 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowell made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1924 County Championship against Northamptonshire, in a match which was abandoned due to rain. Bowell made his second and final appearance for Hampshire against Nottinghamshire in the same season.
In 1925 Bowell played a single first-class match for Northamptonshire against Dublin University.
In 1927 Bowell represented Oxfordshire in a single Minor Counties Championship match against Monmouthshire.
Bowell died off the coast of Singapore, on 5 March 1943, while serving with the Royal Artillery of the British Army.
Family
Bowell was the son of Alex Bowell, who played 475 first-class matches for Hampshire from 1902 until 1927, scoring over 18,000 runs.
External links
- CWGC
- Norman Bowell at Cricinfo
- Norman Bowell at CricketArchive