James Rowley (cricketer)

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James Rowley
Personal information
Full nameJames Campbell Rowley
Born1830
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died17 November 1870 (aged 40)[1]
Wealdstone, Middlesex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsAlexander Rowley, Jr. (brother)
Edmund Rowley (brother)
Ernest Rowley (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1851Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 84
Batting average 8.40
100s/50s –/–
Top score 27
Balls bowled 40
Wickets 2
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/?
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 July 2019

James Campbell Rowley (1830 – 17 November 1870) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Alexander Butler Rowley and his wife, Elizabeth, Rowley was born at Manchester in 1830.[2] He was by profession a solicitor, having been admitted in 1852 and practicing in Manchester with the family firm, Rowley, Page, & Rowley.[1]

He made his debut in first-class cricket for Lancashire against Yorkshire at Sheffield in July 1851, before playing in the return fixture at Manchester in August. The following year he made two first-class appearances, playing for Manchester against the Marylebone Cricket Club, and for the against the , with both matches played at Lord's. His final first-class appearance came in 1854, for Manchester against Sheffield at Manchester in 1854.[3] He scored 84 runs in his five first-class matches, in addition to taking two wickets.[4]

He also played below first-class level for Shropshire in one match in 1861, but did not score.[5]

Prior to his death, Rowley had invested heavily in mining in Colorado.[6] Rowley was one of eight fatalities on 17 November 1870 in a railway accident at Harrow & Wealdstone station.[7] The following year, his mother sued the London and North Western Railway for negligence. The lawsuit concluded with his mother being awarded £1,200, his widow £1,400 and £600 to each of his six children.[2] His brothers, Alexander and Edmund, both played first-class cricket, as did his nephew Ernest Rowley.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter". Law Newspaper Company. Vol. 15. 1870-12-10. p. 104. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. ^ a b The Weekly Reporter. Vol. 21. Wildy & Sons. 1873. pp. 869–72.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  4. ^ "Player profile: James Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  5. ^ Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 24, 50. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Gives 1829 as his birth year.
  6. ^ Spence, Clarke C. (2000). British Investments and the American Mining Frontier, 1860-1901. Taylor & Francis. p. 25. ISBN 9780415190091.
  7. ^ "Law and Police". The Illustrated London News. 1871-08-05. p. 122. Retrieved 2019-07-25.

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