William Bowra

William Bowra (1752 – 7 May 1820) was an English cricketer who is known to have played between 1775 and 1792.

Bowra, whose name was pronounced "Borra", was christened at Sevenoaks in Kent on 1 May 1752.

He is known to have played for a team organised by Dorset as early as 1769, but his name did not begin to be recorded frequently until a 1775 match between Kent and Hampshire at Broadhalfpenny Down, the ground used by the Hambledon Club. He went on to make more than 50 known appearances, mostly for Kent and England. Bowra also played for West Kent, a combined Hampshire & Kent, and the Duke of Dorset's XI. He played as a given man for both Surrey and Hampshire. After making his final appearance for Kent in 1788, he played in five more matches in 1791 and 1792 for Brighton Cricket Club.

Bowra returned to Knole in 1807, again as gamekeeper, and it is believed he stayed there until his death in 1820.