Joseph Rowbotham

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The Yorkshire County Cricket Club side in 1875. Rowbotham, captain at the time, is on the second row, fourth from the left.

Joseph Rowbotham (July 8, 1831 in Highfield, Sheffield - December 22, 1899 in Morecambe, Lancashire) was a first class cricketer who played six matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, in their pre-county incarnation from 1861 and 1862 and 94 for them a county club from 1863 to 1876. He played for M.C.C. in 1856 and also appeared for Sheffield (1854), All England Eleven (1862-1868), Players (1864-1869), England (1864), Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire (1864), Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire (1872), United North of England Eleven (1870-1875), North of England (1857-1875) and Players of the North (1874-1876) in first class games. He played non-first class cricket for an All England Eleven in 1865.

He was Yorkshire Club captain in 1873 and 1875. In 141 first class matches in all he scored 3,694 runs at 15.92 with 3 centuries and a best of 113 against Surrey CCC. An occasional wicket keeper, he took 70 catches and completed 5 stumpings. He also took 3 for 37 against Gloucestershire CCC, his only first class spell.

He umpired in one Test Match, England v Australia at Manchester from July 10th to 12th, 1884.