Full name Neville Thomas Dowen Name Neville Dowen 1925–1938 Leicestershire | Batting style Left-handed Role Cricket Player | |
Born 18 August 1901 ( 1901-08-18 ) Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England Died October 25, 1964, Evington, Leicester, United Kingdom | ||
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Neville Thomas Dowen (18 August 1901 – 25 October 1964) was an English cricketer. Dowen was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Bulwell, Nottinghamshire.
Dowen made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Northamptonshire in the 1925 County Championship. He played three further first-class matches in that seasons County Championship. Dowen next appeared in first-class cricket for Leicestershire in the 1935 County Championship against Yorkshire, before making two further first-class appearances for the county, one in the 1936 County Championship against Northamptonshire, and against the touring Australians in 1938. In his seven first-class appearances, he scored a total of 187 runs at an average of 15.58, with a high score of 44.
He died at Evington, Leicestershire, on 25 October 1964.