About Neville Dowen
Lived 1901 – 1964 (aged 63). Neville Dowen was a British cricketer.
Neville Thomas Dowen (18 August 1901 – 25 October 1964) was an English cricketer. Dowen was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Bulwell, Nottinghamshire.
Dowen made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Northamptonshire in the 1925 County Championship. He played three further first-class matches in that seasons County Championship. Dowen next appeared in first-class cricket for Leicestershire in the 1935 County Championship against Yorkshire, before making two further first-class appearances for the county, one in the 1936 County Championship against Northamptonshire, and against the touring Australians in 1938.
He died at Evington, Leicestershire, on 25 October 1964.
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Who was Neville Dowen?
cricketer (1901-1964)
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Neville Dowen was born on 18 August 1901 in Bulwell.
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Neville Dowen died on 25 October 1964 in Evington.
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Neville Dowen was a cricketer.
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