George Rowdon Explained

George Rowdon
Country:England
Fullname:George Henry Rowdon
Birth Date:6 October 1914
Birth Place:Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Death Place:Bath, Somerset, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off-breaks
Role:Batsman (in FC cricket)
Club1:Somerset
Year1:1936
Type1:First-class
Onetype1:true
Debutdate1:8 July
Debutyear1:1936
Debutfor1:Somerset
Debutagainst1:Essex
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:11
Bat Avg1:5.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:9
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:26 November
Year:2013
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3799/3799.html CricketArchive

George Henry Rowdon,[1] born at Midsomer Norton, Somerset on 6 October 1914, and died in Bath in February 1987, played in one first-class cricket match for Somerset in the 1936 season.

An amateur right-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler, Rowdon was picked for the Somerset match against Essex at Colchester. He made 9 and 2 as Somerset were beaten by an innings, the match finishing soon after lunch on the second day.[2] He did not bowl in the match.

Rowdon was recorded at his birth and in the Wisden report of his single first-class appearance as "Rowden", but according to a website covering the Rowden family, "George Henry Rowdon" was born in Midsomer Norton in 1914, died in 1987, and this has subsequently been adopted as the more correct version of his name by CricketArchive.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family History of George Henry Rowdon . 30 Oct 2022 . Lasbury Family History.
  2. Web site: Essex v Somerset . 1936-06-08 . CricketArchive . 2008-11-10.
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3799/3799.html George Rowdon at www.cricketarchive.com
  4. Web site: Descendant Pedigree for Thomas Rowdon, Bow, Devon 1695-1765 . rowdensurname.org . 2008-11-11.