Abraham Sowden

Abraham Sowden
Abraham Sowden
Born	1 December 1853; Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Died	5 July 1921 (aged 67); Heaton, West Yorkshire, England

Abraham Sowden (1 December 1853 – 5 July 1921) was an English first-class cricketer, who played eight matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1878 to 1887,^[1] and for T Emmett's XI in 1881, plus an England XI against the Australians in 1902, when he was aged 48.

Born in Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, and registered as Abram Sowden, he was a successful batsman for Bingley C.C. from 1875 to 1893 and for Bradford C.C. from 1893 to 1901.

In ten first-class matches he scored 163 runs, with a best score of 37 against Kent, and he took one catch. He bowled right arm fast with a round arm action, but conceded 70 runs without success.

Sowden was a worsted manufacturer by trade, and died in July 1921 in Heaton, Yorkshire.

References

^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 378. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthor= (help)

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[YB-1] Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 378. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthor= (help)

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