Roger Vowles
CountryEngland
FullnameRoger Charles Vowles
Birth date5 April 1932
Birth placeGrimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Death date29 December 2023 (aged 91)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Club 1Nottinghamshire
Year 11957–1961
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 116
Runs 1292
Bat avg 111.68
100s/50s 1–/1
Top score 154
Deliveries 11,698
Wickets 123
Bowl avg 140.00
Fivefor 1–
Tenfor 1–
Best bowling 14/106
Catches/stumpings 17/–
Date19 May
Year2012
Sourcehttp://espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22232.html Cricinfo

Roger Charles Vowles (5 April 1932 – 29 December 2023) was an English cricketer. Vowles was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

Vowles made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Derbyshire in the 1957 County Championship. He made fifteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Yorkshire.[1] In his sixteen first-class appearances for the county, he scored 292 runs at an average of 11.68, with a high score of 54.[2] This score was his only first-class half century and came on debut against Derbyshire.[3] With the ball, he took 23 wickets at a bowling average of 40.00, with best figures of 4/106.[4]

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Roger Vowles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roger Vowles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire, 1957 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Roger Vowles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.