Bowden was born in Stockwell, Surrey, and educated at Dulwich College.[1][2] Aged 23 years 144 days, he became England's youngest captain on 25 March 1889, when he captained England to victory in the second of his two Tests. Bowden had been deputy to C. Aubrey Smith, but Smith missed the second test through illness.
Bowden stayed in South Africa to participate in the Witwatersrand Gold Rush, went to Rhodesia with the Pioneer Column, and ended up smuggling liquor.[3] In 1892, he died in Umtali Hospital, Umtali, Rhodesia (now Mutare, Zimbabwe). Officially he died of epilepsy, although a fall from his cart, leading him to be trampled under the hooves of his own oxen contributed to his death. Umtali Hospital was nothing more than a glorified mud hut, where his body had to be protected from marauding lions, prior to being interred in a coffin made from whiskey cases.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^Hodges, S, (1981), God's Gift: A Living History of Dulwich College, p. 232. London: Heinemann.
^Monty Bowden, CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022. (subscription required)
^Keating, Frank (16 December 2009). "The spinner who saved the day for 'Jim' Swanton". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
monty, bowden, montague, parker, bowden, november, 1865, february, 1892, english, first, class, cricketer, wicket, keeper, played, test, matches, against, south, africa, 1888, bowden, 1885personal, informationfull, namemontague, parker, bowdenborn, 1865, novem. Montague Parker Bowden 1 November 1865 19 February 1892 was an English first class cricketer a wicket keeper who played two Test matches against South Africa in 1888 89 Monty BowdenBowden in 1885Personal informationFull nameMontague Parker BowdenBorn 1865 11 01 1 November 1865Stockwell Surrey EnglandDied19 February 1892 1892 02 19 aged 26 Umtali RhodesiaBattingRight handedRoleWicket keeperInternational informationNational sideEnglandTest debut cap 61 12 March 1889 v South AfricaLast Test26 March 1889 v South AfricaDomestic team informationYearsTeam1883 1888Surrey1889 90TransvaalCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 2 86Runs scored 25 2 316Batting average 12 50 20 13100s 50s 0 0 3 7Top score 25 189 not outBalls bowled 0 75Wickets 2Bowling average 17 505 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 2 7Catches stumpings 1 0 73 14Source CricketArchive 23 September 2008 Bowden was born in Stockwell Surrey and educated at Dulwich College 1 2 Aged 23 years 144 days he became England s youngest captain on 25 March 1889 when he captained England to victory in the second of his two Tests Bowden had been deputy to C Aubrey Smith but Smith missed the second test through illness Bowden stayed in South Africa to participate in the Witwatersrand Gold Rush went to Rhodesia with the Pioneer Column and ended up smuggling liquor 3 In 1892 he died in Umtali Hospital Umtali Rhodesia now Mutare Zimbabwe Officially he died of epilepsy although a fall from his cart leading him to be trampled under the hooves of his own oxen contributed to his death Umtali Hospital was nothing more than a glorified mud hut where his body had to be protected from marauding lions prior to being interred in a coffin made from whiskey cases 4 5 References edit Hodges S 1981 God s Gift A Living History of Dulwich College p 232 London Heinemann Monty Bowden CricketArchive Retrieved 8 October 2022 subscription required Keating Frank 16 December 2009 The spinner who saved the day for Jim Swanton The Guardian Retrieved 23 March 2015 Frindall Bill 2009 Ask Bearders BBC Books p 215 ISBN 978 1 84607 880 4 Australia s nemesis ESPN Cricinfo 1 November 2017 Retrieved 1 November 2017 External reference editMonty Bowden at ESPNcricinfo Daily Telegraph UK newspaper nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article of an English Test cricketer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monty Bowden amp oldid 1221103100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
