Norman Owen

Personal information
Full name	Norman William Owen
Born	16 March 1915(1915-03-16) Shepherd's Bush, London, England
Died	9 September 1977(1977-09-09) (aged 62) Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off break Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951	Minor Counties
1947–1955	Durham
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	1
Runs scored	26
Batting average	13.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	14
Balls bowled	84
Wickets	1
Bowling average	33.00
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	1/33
Catches/stumpings	–/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2011

Norman William Owen (16 March 1915 – 9 September 1977) was an English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm off break and right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Shepherd's Bush, London.

Having played for the Surrey Second XI in 1934 and 1935 in the Minor Counties Championship,^[1] Owen joined Durham following World War II. He made his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against the Yorkshire Second XI. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1947 to 1955, making 59 appearances for the county.^[1] He made a single first-class appearance for the Minor Counties against Kent in 1951.^[2] In this match, he was dismissed in the Minor Counties first-innings by Brian Edrich for 14 runs, while in their second-innings (in which they followed-on) he scored 12 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler. In Kent's only innings, he took the wicket of Dicky Mayes for the cost of 33 runs from 14 overs. Kent went on to win the match by an innings and 10 runs.^[3]

He died on 9 September 1977 at Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Norman Owen". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31831/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Norman Owen". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31831/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
3. ^ "Kent v Minor Counties, 1951". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19748.html. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 

External links

• Norman Owen at ESPNcricinfo
• Norman Owen at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Owen, Norman
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	16 March 1915
Place of birth	Shepherd's Bush, London, England
Date of death	9 September 1977
Place of death	Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England