Joseph Bower

Joseph Bower
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Bower
BornNot recorded
DiedNot recorded
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1897–1898Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 14
Batting average 4.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Balls bowled 430
Wickets 8
Bowling average 20.75
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/43
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2010

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Joseph Bower". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Cambridge University v Hampshire, University Match 1897". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Hampshire v Gentlemen of Philadelphia, Gentlemen of Philadelphia in England 1897". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Joseph Bower". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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