Harry Elliott Lowis (9 September 1864 – 13 February 1938) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in both the British Army and the British Indian Army.
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| Full name | Harry Elliott Lowis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1864 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 February 1938 (aged 73) Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1892/93–1897/98 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902/03 | Bombay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Edmund Elliot Lowis, he was born in British India at Calcutta in September 1864. He attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, graduating from there as a lieutenant into the 1st West India Regiment in May 1885.[1] In April 1889, he transferred to the British Indian Army,[2] with promotion to captain following in May 1896.[3] In India, Lowis played first-class cricket, making his first-class debut for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees at Bombay in the 1892–93 Bombay Presidency Match;[4] this was the first cricket match played in India with first-class status. Between 1892 and 1897, he played in five first-class matches for the Europeans, in addition to playing for Bombay against the touring Oxford University Authentics in November 1902.[4] In six first-class matches, he scored 163 runs at an average of 18.11; he made one half century, a score of 72.[5] With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 22.50.[5]
He continued to serve in the British Indian Army into the 1900s, gaining promotion to the rank of major in May 1903 and lieutenant colonel in January 1911.[6][7] He spent time in British Hong Kong with the 119th Infantry from at least 1903 to 1906.[8] Serving with the 10th Jats during the First World War, he was conferred the rank of brevet colonel in October 1915 as a reward for distinguished service in the field.[9] In March 1916, he was mentioned in dispatches during Operations in the Tochi for commanding a frontal attack with great skill against a force of Khostwal tribesmen estimated at some 7–8,000.[10][11] Lowis gained the full rank of colonel in January 1917,[12] and was later made a temporary brigadier-general when he was appointed an inspector of depots in September 1917.[13]
He retired from active service in April 1920, nearly two years after the conclusion of the First World War.[14] Lowis returned to England, where he retired to Westward Ho! in Devon. He died while visiting Marylebone on 13 February 1938.[15]
References
edit- ^ "No. 25468". The London Gazette. 8 May 1885. p. 2107.
- ^ "No. 26114". The London Gazette. 12 December 1890. p. 6991.
- ^ "No. 26768". The London Gazette. 14 August 1896. p. 4632.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Harry Lowis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Player profile: Harry Lowis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 27578". The London Gazette. 21 July 1903. p. 4592.
- ^ "No. 28506". The London Gazette. 20 June 1911. p. 4606.
- ^ Who's who in the Far East. British Hong Kong: The China Mail. 1906. p. 207.
- ^ "No. 29344". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 October 1915. p. 10728.
- ^ "No. 29514". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 1916. p. 3038.
- ^ "No. 29652". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 1916. p. 6701.
- ^ "No. 30351". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 October 1917. p. 10990.
- ^ "No. 30388". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 November 1917. p. 11936.
- ^ "No. 31891". The London Gazette. 7 May 1920. p. 5254.
- ^ "Wished ashes to be thrown away". Western Morning News. Plymouth. 22 April 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.