| Joseph Bower | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Joseph Bower |
| Birth Date: | Not recorded |
| Death Date: | Not recorded |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Year1: | 1897–1898 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 14 |
| Bat Avg1: | 4.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 8 |
| Deliveries1: | 430 |
| Wickets1: | 8 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 20.75 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/43 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 4 January |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/9179.html Cricinfo |
Joseph Bower (dates of birth and death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer.
Bower made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1897,[1] with him taking three wickets for 55 runs in the Cambridge first innings; Hampshire eventually lost the match by an innings.[2] He made a further first-class appearance in 1897 against the touring Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Bournemouth, during which he took his career-best figures of 4 for 43,[3] before making a final appearance in the 1898 County Championship against Lancashire at Old Trafford.[1] In his three first-class matches, Bower took eight wickets at an average of 20.75.[4]