George Fowler achieved some remarkable bowling figures, especially in Nelson. Against Wellington at the Botanical Gardens ground in 1883-84 he bowled unchanged through both innings and took 5 for 10 and 5 for 13 (match figures of 28.4–16–23–10; five-ball overs) in a match in which 40 wickets fell for just 183 runs. Nine of his victims were bowled. Nelson won by 39 runs.[1] At a temporary ground on the outskirts of Nelson in 1887–88, also against Wellington, he took 6 for 9 and 5 for 16 (match figures of 23.3–11–25–11; five-ball overs again) to give Nelson a nine-wicket victory in a match which was completed in one day.[2] This time 159 runs were scored for 31 wickets.[3]
In the match Nelson played against the touring Australians in 1880-81 at Victory Square in Nelson, Fowler had figures of 32–19–32–4 (four-ball overs) then top-scored with 16 in Nelson's second innings. In the whole match only his brother Samuel, with 30 in Nelson's first innings, made a higher score.[4] He hit his highest score in the match against Auckland at Victory Square in 1882–83, when he made 28 in Nelson's second innings – the second-highest individual score of the match. He also took 2 for 38 and 6 for 42, for match figures of 52–23–80–8. Despite his efforts, Nelson lost by 4 runs.[5]
Fowler's career bowling figures are not known exactly, as the bowling figures for the second innings of his first first-class match, when he was 19 years old, are unknown. He took four wickets, and the batsmen scored 24, so his figures in the innings were at best 4 for 0 and at worst 4 for 24. Therefore, his career figures were 49 wickets for between 313 and 337, at an average of between 6.38 and 6.87.[6]
Later lifeedit
Fowler lived at Spring Grove, near Brightwater. Later he and his wife Kate moved to Blenheim, where she died in May 1923[7] and he died in May 1934.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Nelson v Wellington 1883-84". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^George Thomas, "One Day in Mr Warren's Paddock", The Cricket Statistician, Winter 2017, pp. 37–40.
^"Nelson v Wellington 1887-88". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^"Nelson v Australians 1880-81". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^"Nelson v Auckland 1882-83". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^"Nelson v Wellington 1879-80". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
george, fowler, cricketer, george, fowler, october, 1860, 1934, zealand, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, nelson, from, 1879, 1887, brothers, samuel, louis, also, played, nelson, george, fowlerpersonal, informationborn, 1860, october, 1860nelson, zeal. George Fowler 26 October 1860 14 May 1934 was a New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket for Nelson from 1879 to 1887 His brothers Samuel and Louis also played for Nelson George FowlerPersonal informationBorn 1860 10 26 26 October 1860Nelson New ZealandDied14 May 1934 1934 05 14 aged 73 Blenheim New ZealandRelationsSamuel Fowler brother Louis Fowler brother Domestic team informationYearsTeam1879 80 to 1887 88NelsonCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 7Runs scored 97Batting average 8 08100s 50s 0 0Top score 28Balls bowledWickets 49Bowling average 6 38 to 6 875 wickets in innings 610 wickets in match 2Best bowling 6 9Catches stumpings 3 0Source CricketArchive 3 May 2019 Contents 1 Cricket career 2 Later life 3 References 4 External linksCricket career editGeorge Fowler achieved some remarkable bowling figures especially in Nelson Against Wellington at the Botanical Gardens ground in 1883 84 he bowled unchanged through both innings and took 5 for 10 and 5 for 13 match figures of 28 4 16 23 10 five ball overs in a match in which 40 wickets fell for just 183 runs Nine of his victims were bowled Nelson won by 39 runs 1 At a temporary ground on the outskirts of Nelson in 1887 88 also against Wellington he took 6 for 9 and 5 for 16 match figures of 23 3 11 25 11 five ball overs again to give Nelson a nine wicket victory in a match which was completed in one day 2 This time 159 runs were scored for 31 wickets 3 In the match Nelson played against the touring Australians in 1880 81 at Victory Square in Nelson Fowler had figures of 32 19 32 4 four ball overs then top scored with 16 in Nelson s second innings In the whole match only his brother Samuel with 30 in Nelson s first innings made a higher score 4 He hit his highest score in the match against Auckland at Victory Square in 1882 83 when he made 28 in Nelson s second innings the second highest individual score of the match He also took 2 for 38 and 6 for 42 for match figures of 52 23 80 8 Despite his efforts Nelson lost by 4 runs 5 Fowler s career bowling figures are not known exactly as the bowling figures for the second innings of his first first class match when he was 19 years old are unknown He took four wickets and the batsmen scored 24 so his figures in the innings were at best 4 for 0 and at worst 4 for 24 Therefore his career figures were 49 wickets for between 313 and 337 at an average of between 6 38 and 6 87 6 Later life editFowler lived at Spring Grove near Brightwater Later he and his wife Kate moved to Blenheim where she died in May 1923 7 and he died in May 1934 8 References edit Nelson v Wellington 1883 84 CricketArchive Retrieved 3 May 2019 George Thomas One Day in Mr Warren s Paddock The Cricket Statistician Winter 2017 pp 37 40 Nelson v Wellington 1887 88 CricketArchive Retrieved 3 May 2019 Nelson v Australians 1880 81 CricketArchive Retrieved 3 May 2019 Nelson v Auckland 1882 83 CricketArchive Retrieved 3 May 2019 Nelson v Wellington 1879 80 CricketArchive Retrieved 3 May 2019 Deaths Nelson Evening Mail 4 17 May 1923 Deaths Nelson Evening Mail 4 17 May 1934 External links editGeorge Fowler at CricketArchive subscription required George Fowler at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Fowler cricketer amp oldid 1197760434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
