Monty Bowden

Monty Bowden

Personal information
Full name	Montague Parker Bowden
Born	1 November 1865(1865-11-01) Stockwell, Surrey, England
Died	19 February 1892(1892-02-19) (aged 26) Umtali, Mashonaland, Rhodesia
Nickname	Monty
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 61)	12 March 1889 v South Africa
Last Test	26 March 1889 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1883 – 1888	Surrey
1889 – 1890	Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	2	86
Runs scored	25	2,316
Batting average	12.50	20.13
100s/50s	0/0	3/7
Top score	25	189 not out
Balls bowled	0	75
Wickets	–	2
Bowling average	–	17.50
5 wickets in innings	–	0
10 wickets in match	–	0
Best bowling	–	2/7
Catches/stumpings	1/0	73/14
Source: CricketArchive, 23 September 2008

Montague Parker Bowden (better known as Monty Bowden) (1 November 1865 – 19 February 1892) was an English cricketer and wicket-keeper, who played two Test matches against South Africa in 1888/9.

Bowden was born in Stockwell, Surrey, and educated at Dulwich College^[1]. Aged 23 years 144 days, he became England's youngest captain on 25 March 1889, when he captained England to victory in the second of his two Tests. Three years later he died in Umtali Hospital, Umtali, Rhodesia (now Mutare, Zimbabwe). Officially he died of epilepsy, although a fall from his cart, leading him to be trampled under the hooves of his own oxen contributed to his death. Umtali Hospital was nothing more than a glorified mud hut, where his body had to be protected from marauding lions, prior to being interred in a coffin made from whiskey cases.^[2]

See also

• History of Test cricket (1884 to 1889)

References

1. ^ Hodges, S, (1981), God's Gift: A Living History of Dulwich College, pages 232, (Heinemann: London)
2. ^ Frindall, Bill (2009). Ask Bearders. BBC Books. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-84607-880-4. 

External reference

• Cricinfo page on Monty Bowden
• Daily Telegraph (UK newspaper)
• CricketArchive page on Monty Bowden

Persondata
Name	Bowden, Monty
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 November 1865
Place of birth	Stockwell, Surrey
Date of death	19 February 1892
Place of death	Umtali, Mashonaland