Alex O'Dowd
Alexander Patrick O'Dowd (born 25 February 1967) is a professional first class rugby coach and former New Zealand first-class cricketer. He has coached North Harbour Rugby Union Mitre 10 Cup side, was head coach of the Dutch national side and as of 2019 is Assistant Coach with Nottingham Rugby Club in the English Championship and.[1]
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Full name | Alexander Patrick O'Dowd | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 25 February 1967|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Max O'Dowd (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
1991/92–1993/94 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||
1996/97–1997/98 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 3 January 1992 Auckland v Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 17 March 1997 Northern Districts v Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 12 September 2008 |
A right-handed batsman, O'Dowd made 17 appearances in first-class cricket, 14 of them for Auckland between 1991 and the end of 1993 and three more for Northern Districts in 1996–97.[2] O'Dowd scored his only century in his second match; hitting 113 against Canterbury in 1992. He also briefly served as Auckland's captain.[3]
For several seasons from 1991 O'Dowd was a cricket player/coach in the Netherlands for Hoofdklasse club HBS Craeyenhout.[4] O'Dowd's son, Max O'Dowd, also plays cricket, and, by virtue of holding a Dutch passport, made his debut for the Dutch national side in 2015.[5]
References
- "Alex O'Dowd, Backs Coach". Nottingham Rugby. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "Alex O'Dowd player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- "Canterbury v Auckland in 1991/92". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- "Best Cricket Team of HBS". HBS Craeyenhout. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- Max O'Dowd – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2015.