Howard Fowler
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Full name | Howard Fowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tottenham, Middlesex, England | 20 October 1857||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 May 1934 Burnham-on-Sea, England | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1877–1880 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1884 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive |
Howard Fowler (20 October 1857 – 6 May 1934) was an English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket.
Fowler attended Clifton College[1] and captained their cricket XI in 1876, before going to New College, Oxford, where he studied law.[2] He played 15 first-class matches, as a wicket-keeper, for the university's cricket team and in both 1878 and 1879 was captain of the Oxford University RFC.
A forward, he played club rugby for Walthamstow and represented England in three Tests. He appeared against Scotland in 1878 and played against both Wales and Scotland in 1881.[3]
He also played cricket for Essex, from 1877 to 1889, but at this point Essex fixtures were not ranked as first-class. His two other first-class matches were for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Old Oxonians.
Two of his brothers, Bill Fowler and Gerald Fowler, both played cricket for Somerset.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. pp31/2: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
- ^ "Brief profile of Howard Fowler". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Statsguru - Howard Fowler". ESPN Scrum.
- ^ "Howard Fowler". CricketArchive.
- 1857 births
- 1934 deaths
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- England international rugby union players
- English barristers
- English cricketers
- English rugby union players
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Old Oxonians cricketers
- Oxford University cricketers
- Oxford University RFC players
- People educated at Clifton College
- Rugby union players from Tottenham
- Wicket-keepers