Norman Henry Bowell (2 February 1904 – 5 March 1943) was an English cricketer. Bowell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow.
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Full name | Norman Henry Bowell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1904-02-02)2 February 1904 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 March 1943(1943-03-05) (aged 39) Balalae Island, British Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Alex Bowell (Father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1925 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2010 |
Bowell made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1924 County Championship against Northamptonshire, in a match which was abandoned due to rain. Bowell made his second and final appearance for Hampshire against Nottinghamshire in the same season.
In 1925 Bowell played a single first-class match for Northamptonshire against Dublin University.
In 1927 Bowell represented Oxfordshire in a single Minor Counties Championship match against Monmouthshire.
Bowell died off the coast of Singapore, on 5 March 1943, while serving with the Royal Artillery of the British Army.
Bowell was the son of Alex Bowell, who played 475 first-class matches for Hampshire from 1902 until 1927, scoring over 18,000 runs.