Howard Fowler
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Full name | Howard Fowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Tottenham, Middlesex, England | 20 October 1857||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
6 May 1934 76) Burnham-on-Sea, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1877–1880 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1884 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive |
Howard Fowler (20 October 1857 – 6 May 1934) was an English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket.
Fowler attended Clifton College and captained their cricket XI in 1876, before going to New College, Oxford, where he studied law.[1] He played 15 first-class matches, as a wicket-keeper, for the university's cricket team and in both 1878 and 1879 was captain of the Oxford University RFC.
A forward, he played club rugby for Walthamstow and represented England in three Tests. He appeared against Scotland in 1878 and played against both Wales and Scotland in 1881.[2]
He also played cricket for Essex, from 1877 to 1889, but at this point Essex fixtures were not ranked as first-class. His two other first-class matches were for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Old Oxonians.
Two brothers, Bill Fowler and Gerald Fowler, both played cricket for Somerset.[3]
References
- ↑ "Brief profile of Howard Fowler". CricketArchive.
- ↑ "Statsguru - Howard Fowler". ESPN Scrum.
- ↑ "Howard Fowler". CricketArchive.