Thomas Fowler (cricketer)
English cricketer and barrister
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Thomas Frederick Fowler (12 March 1841 – 7 January 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.
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| Full name | Thomas Frederick Fowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1841 Kennington, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 January 1915 (aged 73) Woolston, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1863–1864 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1864–1867 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]