Norman William Owen (16 March 1915 – 9 September 1977) was an English cricketer. Owen was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm off break and right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Shepherd's Bush, London.

Norman Owen
Personal information
Full name
Norman William Owen
Born(1915-03-16)16 March 1915
Shepherd's Bush, London, England
Died9 September 1977(1977-09-09) (aged 62)
Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951Minor Counties
1947–1955Durham
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 26
Batting average 13.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 14
Balls bowled 84
Wickets 1
Bowling average 33.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/33
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2011

Having played for the Surrey Second XI in 1934 and 1935 in the Minor Counties Championship,[1] Owen joined Durham following World War II. He made his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against the Yorkshire Second XI. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1947 to 1955, making 59 appearances for the county.[1] He made a single first-class appearance for the Minor Counties against Kent in 1951.[2] In this match, he was dismissed in the Minor Counties first-innings by Brian Edrich for 14 runs, while in their second-innings (in which they followed-on) he scored 12 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler. In Kent's only innings, he took the wicket of Dicky Mayes for the cost of 33 runs from 14 overs. Kent went on to win the match by an innings and 10 runs.[3]

He died on 9 September 1977 at Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Norman Owen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Norman Owen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Kent v Minor Counties, 1951". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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Norman Owen at ESPNcricinfo