John Cowley (cricketer)

John Cowley
Personal information
Full name
John Norman Cowley
Born7 February 1885
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died5 August 1957(1957-08-05) (aged 72)
Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England
RelationsRobert Broughton (grandfather)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1908–1911Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2018

John Norman Cowley (7 February 1885 – 5 August 1957) was an English first-class cricketer.

Born at Marylebone, Cowley made his debut in minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire against Cambridgeshire at Fenner's in 1908.[1] He played infrequently for Hertfordshire up until 1911, making a total of five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] He appeared in a first-class cricket match for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at Oxford in 1914.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by John Heathcoat-Amory in the Free Foresters first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Orme Bristowe for the same score.[3] He served in the London Regiment during World War I, initially as a private before promotion to lieutenant in February 1915.[4] He died at Bovingdon in Hertfordshire in August 1957. His grandfather was the first-class cricketer Robert Broughton.

References

  1. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Cowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Cowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1914". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. ^ "No. 29068". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 February 1915. p. 1536.