Harry Rodney Downer (19 October 1915 – March 1980)[1] was an English first-class cricketer. Downer was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Southampton, Hampshire.
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| Full name | Harry Rodney Downer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1915-10-19)19 October 1915 Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 1980 (aged 64–65) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 6 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Downer served in the British Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War.[2] Following the war, Downer represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1946, the first County Championship after the war. He made his debut against Middlesex at Lord's. In this match he was dismissed for a single run in Hampshire's first-innings by Bill Etherington. In their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 by the same bowler.[3] His second and final first-class match came against Gloucestershire at the County Ground, Southampton.[4] In this match he was dismissed for a duck in Hampshire's first-innings by Sam Cook and in their second-innings he was run out for 3.[5] His two matches for Hampshire had yielded him 8 runs at a batting average of 2.00.[6]