James Rowley (cricketer)

James Campbell Rowley (1830 – 17 November 1870) was an English first-class cricketer.

James Rowley

Personal information
Full name	James Campbell Rowley
Born	1830 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died	27 November 1870 (aged 40)[1] Wealdstone, Middlesex, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Relations	Alexander Rowley, Jr. (brother) Edmund Rowley (brother) Ernest Rowley (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1851	Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 84 Batting average 8.40 100s/50s –/– Top score 27 Balls bowled 40 Wickets 2 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/? Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 July 2019

The son of Alexander Butler Rowley and his wife, Elizabeth, Rowley was born at Manchester in 1830.[2] He was by profession a solicior, having been admitted in 1852 and practicing in Manchester with the family firm, Rowley, Page, & Rowley.[1]

He made his debut in first-class cricket for Lancashire against Yorkshire at Sheffield in July 1851, before playing in the return fixture at Manchester in August. The following year he made two first-class appearances, playing for Manchester against the Marylebone Cricket Club, and for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South, with both matches played at Lord's. His final first-class appearance came in 1854, for Manchester against Sheffield at Manchester in 1854.[3] He scored 84 runs in his five first-class matches, in addition to taking two wickets.[4]

He also played below first-class level for Shropshire in one match in 1861, but did not score.[5]

Prior to his death, Rowley had invested heavily in mining in Colorado.[6] Rowley was one of eight fatalities on 17 November 1870 in a railway accident at Harrow & Wealdstone station.[7] The following year, his mother sued the London and North Western Railway for negligence. The lawsuit concluded with his mother being awarded £1,200, his widow £1,400 and £600 to each of his six children.[2] His brothers, Alexander and Edmund, both played first-class cricket, as did his nephew Ernest Rowley.

References

1. "The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter". Law Newspaper Company. 15. 1870-12-10. p. 104. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
2. The Weekly Reporter. 21. Wildy & Sons. 1873. pp. 869–72.
3. "First-Class Matches played by James Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
4. "Player profile: James Rowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
5. Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 24, 50. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Gives 1829 as his birth year.
6. Spence, Clarke C. (2000). British Investments and the American Mining Frontier, 1860-1901. Taylor & Francis. p. 25.
7. "Law and Police". The Illustrated London News. 1871-08-05. p. 122. Retrieved 2019-07-25.

External links

• James Rowley at ESPNcricinfo