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24 September 1898 Holtby, Yorkshire, England |
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12 October 1978 (aged 80) Magaliesberg, Transvaal, South Africa |
Philip Salkeld Syndercombe Bower (24 September 1898 – 12 October 1978) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Henry Gregory Syndercombe Bower, he was born at Holtby in September 1898. He was educated at Repton School,[1] entering straight into the Royal Garrison Artillery in September 1917 as a second lieutenant and serving in the final year of the First World War.[2] Following the war he went up to Oriel College, Oxford. While at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1919. He made three further first-class appearances for Oxford in 1919, in addition to making a first-class appearance for H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI against Oxford University at Eastbourne.[3] For Oxford, he scored 105 runs at an average of 17.50 and a high score of 78.[4] Across all five matches, he took 11 wickets with best figures of 3 for 103.[1]
He later emigrated to South Africa, where he became a farmer in the Transvaal. He died in the Magaliesberg mountain range in South Africa in October 1978. His grandson was the South Africa Test cricketer Clive Rice. His great-uncle, Christopher Nevill, also played first-class cricket.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Player profile: Philip Bower". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9898.html. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ↑ "No. 30322". 2 October 1917. p. 10258. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30322/supplement/10258
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Philip Bower". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28043/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Philip Bower". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28043/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
External links[]
- Player profile: P from ESPNcricinfo
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