Alex O'Dowd

Alex O'Dowd
Personal information
Full name
Alexander Patrick O'Dowd
Born (1967-02-25) 25 February 1967 (age 57)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
RelationsMax O'Dowd (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991/92–1993/94Auckland
1996/97–1997/98Northern Districts
FC debut3 January 1992 Auckland v Wellington
Last FC17 March 1997 Northern Districts v Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 17 13
Runs scored 604 108
Batting average 25.16 9.00
100s/50s 1/2 0/0
Top score 113 29
Catches/stumpings 12/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 September 2008

Alexander Patrick O'Dowd (born 25 February 1967) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former first-class cricketer. He has coached North Harbour Rugby Union Mitre 10 Cup side, was head coach of the Dutch national side and as of 2019 is assistant coach with Nottingham Rugby Club in the English Championship and.[1]

A right-handed batsman, O'Dowd made 17 appearances in first-class cricket, 14 of them for Auckland between 1991 and the end of 1993 and three more for Northern Districts in 1996–97.[2] O'Dowd scored his only century in his second match; hitting 113 against Canterbury in 1992. He also briefly served as Auckland's captain.[3]

For several seasons from 1991 O'Dowd was a cricket player/coach in the Netherlands for Hoofdklasse club HBS Craeyenhout.[4] O'Dowd's son, Max O'Dowd, also plays cricket, and, by virtue of holding a Dutch passport, made his debut for the Dutch national side in 2015.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Alex O'Dowd, Backs Coach". Nottingham Rugby. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Alex O'Dowd player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Canterbury v Auckland in 1991/92". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Best Cricket Team of HBS". HBS Craeyenhout. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ Max O'Dowd – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2015.


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