Alex O'Dowd
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| Full name | Alexander Patrick O'Dowd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
25 February 1967 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Max O'Dowd (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1991-94 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996-98 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 3 January 1992 Auckland v Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 17 March 1997 Northern Districts v Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Patrick O'Dowd (born 25 February 1967) is a Professional First Class Rugby Coach and former New Zealand First Class cricketer. He has coached North Harbour Rugby Union Mitre 10 Cup side for 3 seasons and is currently Assistant Coach with Nottingham Rugby Club in the English Championship.
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. He also Captained Auckland in one-day and 4-day first class cricket and played List A cricket for the same teams.[1] O'Dowd scored his only century in his second match; hitting 113 against Canterbury in 1992. He also briefly served as Auckland's captain.[2]
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.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Alex O'Dowd player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ↑ "Canterbury v Auckland in 1991/92". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-12. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Max O'Dowd – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
External links
- ↑ "O’Dowd Joins Nottingham Coaching Team - Nottingham Rugby". 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-09-24.