Country: | England |
Fullname: | Thomas Frederick Fowler |
Birth Date: | 12 March 1841 |
Birth Place: | Kennington, Surrey, England |
Death Place: | Woolston, Hampshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm roundarm fast |
Club1: | Cambridge University |
Year1: | 1863 - 1864 |
Club2: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
Year2: | 1864 - 1867 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 10 |
Runs1: | 208 |
Bat Avg1: | 18.90 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 38 |
Deliveries1: | 273 |
Wickets1: | 9 |
Bowl Avg1: | 10.88 |
Fivefor1: | 1 |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 5/37 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
Date: | 27 April |
Year: | 2021 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13170.html Cricinfo |
Thomas Frederick Fowler (12 March 1841 – 7 January 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.
The son of George Fowler, he was born at Kennington in March 1841. He was educated at both Giggleswick School and Uppingham School,[1] captaining the school cricket team for the latter.[2] From Uppingham he went up to Christ's College, Cambridge.[3] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1863 and 1864, making four appearances.[4] He scored 84 runs in these four matches, with a highest score of 34 not out.[5] He also took 9 wickets with his right-arm roundarm fast,[6] including a five wicket haul against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1864.[6] Having played in The University Match against Oxford in 1864, Fowler gained his cricket blue.[2] Fowler also played for the MCC from 1864 to 1867, making six appearances.[4] He scored 124 runs for the MCC, with a highest score of 38 not out.[5] He was secretary for the first incarnation of Huntingdonshire County Cricket Club and also played minor matches for Huntingdonshire between 1862 and 1879.[2] Fowler was admitted as a solicitor in 1868, practising at Huntingdon.[3] He died in January 1915 at Woolston, Hampshire.[2] [7]