Harry Downer
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| Full name | Harry Rodney Downer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 October 1915 Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 1980 (aged 64–65) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 6 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harry Rodney Downer (19 October 1915 – March 1980)[1] was an English cricketer. Downer was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Southampton, Hampshire.
Downer served in the British Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War.[2] Following the war, Downer represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1946, the first County Championship after the war. He made his debut against Middlesex at Lord's. In this match he was dismissed for a single run in Hampshire's first-innings by Bill Etherington. In their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 by the same bowler.[3] His second and final first-class match came against Gloucestershire at the County Ground, Southampton.[4] In this match he was dismissed for a duck in Hampshire's first-innings by Sam Cook and in their second-innings he was run out for 3.[5] His two matches for Hampshire had yielded him 8 runs at a batting average of 2.00.[6]
References
- ^ "Harry Downer". Hampshire Cricket History. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "No. 35175". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 27 May 1941. - ^ "Middlesex v Hampshire, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Harry Downer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Hampshire v Gloucestershire, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harry Downer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2011.