Doug Bowden

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Doug Bowden
Personal information
Full nameDouglas William Bowden
Born(1927-07-19)19 July 1927
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died20 January 2021(2021-01-20) (aged 93)
Taupō, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950–51 to 1957–58Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 475
Batting average 16.96
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 60
Catches/stumpings 9/0
Source: Cricinfo, 2 February 2018

Douglas William Bowden (19 July 1927 – 20 January 2021)[1] was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts in New Zealand from 1950 to 1957.

Career[]

Bowden was born in Palmerston North and attended Palmerston North Boys' High School, where he captained the first XI in 1945.[1] He opened the batting with Ted Meuli in Central Districts' inaugural first-class match, at the start of the 1950-51 season, but was not successful. He next played in 1953-54, when Central Districts won the Plunket Shield for the first time, then played most of Central Districts' matches until 1957-58. His only fifty came in 1953-54, when he made 60, adding 103 for the second wicket with John Guy, in the victory over Canterbury.[2]

He also played in the Hawke Cup for Manawatu from 1945-46 to 1957-58, and for Bay of Plenty in 1963-64. He set a Manawatu record in a Hawke Cup elimination match in 1953-54 when he scored 234 in 348 minutes to help Manawatu overtake Hawke's Bay's first innings total of 492.[3]

He worked in insurance for North Island Motor Union. He died in Taupō, where he was living with his wife Christina, on 20 January 2021, aged 93.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Heagney, George (21 January 2021). "Pioneering CD cricketer Doug Bowden dies after long innings". Stuff. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Central Districts v Canterbury 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Manawatu v Hawke's Bay 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

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