About Owen Cowley
Lived 1868 – 1922 (aged 53). Owen Cowley was an Australian cricketer.
Owen William Joseph Cowley (14 December 1868 – 27 February 1922) was an Australian cricketer. He played eleven first-class matches for New South Wales and Queensland between 1893–94 and 1896–97.
Cowley was born in Mauritius and moved to Australia with his family in 1881. He made his only first-class century for Queensland against Hawke's Bay, when he went to the wicket at 214 for 5 and scored 135, adding 238 for the sixth wicket with Robbie MacDonald, who scored 114.
Cowley married Delia Kearney in Nambour in December 1905. He was the licensee of a hotel in Nambour before taking up the licence of a hotel in Yandina in 1908.
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Who was Owen Cowley?
cricketer (1868-1922)
When was Owen Cowley born?
Owen Cowley was born on 14 December 1868 in Port Louis.
When did Owen Cowley die?
Owen Cowley died on 27 February 1922 in Brisbane.
What was Owen Cowley's occupation?
Owen Cowley was a cricketer.
What nationality was Owen Cowley?
Owen Cowley was Australian.
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