John Rowley
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| Full name | John Vincent D'Alessio Rowley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1907 Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 November 1996 (aged 89) Newbury, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-1951 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "Scholarships St Andrews College". sacschool.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1907 births
- 1996 deaths
- People from Graaff-Reinet
- South African people of British descent
- South African emigrants to the United Kingdom
- English cricketers
- Oxford University cricketers
- Devon cricketers
- British colonial governors and administrators in Africa
- Alumni of St. Andrew's College (South Africa)