Horace Alexander William Bowell (27 April 1880 – 28 August 1957) was an English cricketer. Bowell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast.

Alex Bowell
Personal information
Full name
Horace Alexander William Bowell
Born27 April 1880
Jericho, Oxfordshire, England
Died28 August 1957(1957-08-28) (aged 77)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsNorman Bowell (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1902–1927Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 475
Runs scored 18,509
Batting average 24.13
100s/50s 25/90
Top score 204
Balls bowled 2,973
Wickets 34
Bowling average 51.94
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/20
Catches/stumpings 255/2
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2010

Bowell made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1902 County Championship against Derbyshire.

He played 475 matches for Hampshire from 1902 until 1927, scoring over 18,000 runs.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Alex Bowell from CricketArchive retrieved 3 June 2008