Ted Bowley

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Ted Bowley
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Legbreak
tests = 5
test runs = 252
test bat avg = 36.00
test 100s/50s = 1/-
test top score = 109
test balls = 252
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 2/-
FCs = 510
FC runs = 28378
FC bat avg = 34.94
FC 100s/50s = 52/147
FC top score = 283
FC balls = 40817
FC wickets = 741
FC bowl avg = 25.98
FC 5s = 28
FC 10s = 2
FC best bowling = 9/114
FC catches/stumpings = 373/-
debut date = 13 July
debut year = 1929
last date = 21 February
last year = 1930
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9184.html

Edward Henry "Ted" Bowley, born at Leatherhead, Surrey on June 6, 1890 and died at Winchester on July 9, 1974, was a cricketer who played for Sussex and England.

A forceful opening batsman, Bowley played just one season of regular first-class cricket before the First World War and was 30 when he resumed his cricket career in 1920. But for the next 14 seasons he was a reliable run-getter for his county and for the three seasons from 1927 to 1929 was among the heaviest scorers in the country. At 39, he was called up for two Test matches against South Africa in 1929, and the following winter he toured New Zealand and Australia with Harold Gilligan's MCC team, playing in three of the four Test matches against New Zealand. He scored 109 at Auckland.

Bowley shared in several big partnerships for Sussex, two of them still county records. In 1921, he put on 385 for the second wicket with Maurice Tate against Northamptonshire at Northampton. Against Gloucestershire at Hove in 1929, he hit an undefeated 280 in a day and shared a first-wicket partnership of 368 with Jim Parks senior. This Sussex record was beaten four years later when, with John Langridge, he put on 490 runs. This is the third highest first-wicket partnership in England, the fourth highest of all time and the eighth highest partnership for any wicket in first-class cricket. In this partnership, against Middlesex at Hove, Bowley made his highest score, 283.

Bowley was also a useful leg-spin bowler, regularly taking around 50 wickets a season. In 1928, he took 90 wickets as well as scoring 2,359 runs. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1930.

References

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/513/513.html Ted Bowley] at www.cricketarchive.com