Alex Bowell

Alex Bowell
Personal information
Full name
Horace Alexander William Bowell
Born27 April 1880
Jericho, Oxfordshire, England
Died28 August 1957(1957-08-28) (aged 77)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsNorman Bowell (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1902–1927Hampshire
Umpiring information
FC umpired2 (1919)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 475
Runs scored 18,509
Batting average 24.13
100s/50s 25/90
Top score 204
Balls bowled 2,973
Wickets 34
Bowling average 51.94
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/20
Catches/stumpings 255/2
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2010

Horace Alexander William Bowell (27 April 1880 – 28 August 1957) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket as a batsman for Hampshire between 1902 and 1927. Bowell appeared in 473 first-class matches as a professional for Hampshire either side of the First World War, scoring over 18,000 runs and making 25 centuries. He also stood as an umpire in 1919.