Thomas Fowler (cricketer)

Thomas Frederick Fowler (12 March 1841 – 7 January 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.

Thomas Fowler
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Frederick Fowler
Born12 March 1841
Kennington, Surrey, England
Died7 January 1915(1915-01-07) (aged 73)
Woolston, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1863–1864Cambridge University
1864–1867Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 208
Batting average 18.90
100s/50s –/–
Top score 38*
Balls bowled 273
Wickets 9
Bowling average 10.88
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/37
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2021

The son of George Fowler, he was born at Kennington in March 1841. He was educated at both Giggleswick School and Uppingham School,[1] captaining the school cricket team for the latter.[2] From Uppingham he went up to Christ's College, Cambridge.[3] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1863 and 1864, making four appearances.[4] He scored 84 runs in these four matches, with a highest score of 34 not out.[5] He also took 9 wickets with his right-arm roundarm fast,[6] including a five wicket haul against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1864.[6] Having played in The University Match against Oxford in 1864, Fowler gained his cricket blue.[2] Fowler also played for the MCC from 1864 to 1867, making six appearances.[4] He scored 124 runs for the MCC, with a highest score of 38 not out.[5] He was secretary for the first incarnation of Huntingdonshire County Cricket Club and also played minor matches for Huntingdonshire between 1862 and 1879.[2] Fowler was admitted as a solicitor in 1868, practising at Huntingdon.[3] He died in January 1915 at Woolston, Hampshire.[2][7]

References

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  1. ^ Uppingham School Roll 1824–1894. London: Edward Stanford. 1894. p. 60.
  2. ^ a b c d "Wisden - Obituaries in 1915". ESPNcricinfo. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 554.
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Fowler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Fowler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Fowler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. ^ Huntingdonshire Herald. Cambridge Independent Press. 15 January 1915. p. 8
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