John Rowley

John Rowley
Personal information
Full name
John Vincent D'Alessio Rowley
Born(1907-09-12)12 September 1907
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
Died30 November 1996(1996-11-30) (aged 89)
Newbury, Berkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949–1951Devon
1927Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 4
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 2*
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/1
Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2011

John Vincent D'Alessio Rowley (12 December 1907 – 30 November 1996) was a South African-born English cricketer and colonial governor. He was born in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, and went to school at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown.[1] He was later awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Trinity College, Oxford.[2]

Rowley was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He played two first-class matches for Oxford University in 1927, against the Army and the touring New Zealanders.[3] In his two first-class matches he scored 4 runs at a batting average of 2.00, with a highest score of 2*. Behind the stumps he took a single catch and made a single stumping.[4]

Rowley also played rugby for Oxford University in 1929.[2]

Rowley made his debut for Devon in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall. He played two further fixtures for the county in 1949, against the Second XI's of Kent and Surrey. He played one further match for Devon in 1951 against Oxfordshire.[5]

Rowley joined the Sudan Political Service in 1930[2] and served as Governor of Darfur 1953–1955.[6] He then left the Sudan service and was General Manager of Bracknell New Town Development Corporation 1955–1973.[2] He died in Newbury, Berkshire, on 30 November 1996.

References

  1. ^ "Scholarships St Andrews College". sacschool.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d ROWLEY, John Vincent d’Alessio, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2015)
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  6. ^ Daly, W.M.; Hogan, Jane (2005). "Chapter one". Images of empire: photographic sources for the British in the Sudan. BRILL. p. 100. ISBN 90-04-14627-X.