Alex Bowell

Alex Bowell
Personal information
Full name Horace Alexander William Bowell
Born 27 April 1880(1880-04-27)
Jericho, Oxfordshire, England
Died 28 August 1957(1957-08-28) (aged 77)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Relations Norman Bowell (Son)
Domestic team information
Years Team
1902–1914 & 1920–1927 Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 475
Runs scored 18,509
Batting average 24.13
100s/50s 25/90
Top score 204
Balls bowled 2,973
Wickets 34
Bowling average 51.94
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/20
Catches/stumpings 255/2
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2010

Horace Alexander William Bowell (27 April 1880 – 28 August 1957) was an English cricketer. Bowell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast.

Bowell made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1902 County Championship against Derbyshire.

He played 475 matches for Hampshire from 1902 until 1927, scoring over 18,000 runs.[1]

He is also "The Boy".

References

  1. ^ Alex Bowell from Cricket Archive retrieved June 3, 2008