Len Rowe

Len Rowe

Personal information
Full name	Leonard Charles Rowe
Born	23 January 1938 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Died	1 April 2009 (aged 71) Durham, County Durham, England
Nickname	Len
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1963–1966	Durham
1958	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 61 Batting average 7.62 100s/50s –/– Top score 35 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2011

Leonard Charles Rowe (23 January 1938 – 1 April 2009) was an English cricketer and rugby union player. In cricket, Rowe was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire.

Having played for the Northamptonshire Second XI since 1955,^[1] Rowe later undertook studies at Oxford University, where he made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Gloucestershire in 1958. He made 4 further first-class appearances for the university in 1958, the last of which came against the touring New Zealanders.^[2] Used as an opening batsman, Rowe had little success in his brief first-class career, scoring 61 runs at an average of 7.62, with a highest score of 35, made after he had been shifted to the middle order.^[3] During this time he also played rugby union for both Northampton Saints and Oxford University.^[4]

He later joined Durham, making his debut for the county in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1966, making 10 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.^[5] Outside cricket, Rowe worked as a teacher. He taught English at Durham School, Ferryhill Comprehensive and Durham Johnston School, where he was head of English at the latter two.^[4] He retired from teaching in 1994. In later died at his home in Durham, County Durham on 1 April 2009, following a battle against cancer. He was survived by his wife, Margaret, four sons and eleven grandchildren.^[4]

References

1. "Teams Len Rowe played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Len Rowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Len Rowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
4. "Teacher and sportsman remembered". Durham Times. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Len Rowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

External links

• Len Rowe at ESPNcricinfo
• Len Rowe at CricketArchive