Joseph Owen

Joseph Glyn Owen (23 January 1909 – 17 February 1978) was a Welsh first-class cricketer active from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Owen played in over a dozen first-class cricket matches, as well as playing minor counties cricket for Surrey and Bedfordshire.

For the British-Danish industrialist, see Joseph Owen (businessman).

Joseph Owen
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Glyn Owen
Born23 January 1909
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died17 February 1978(1978-02-17) (aged 69)
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950–1951Minor Counties
1939–1957Bedfordshire
1930–1933Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 361
Batting average 22.56
100s/50s –/2
Top score 57
Balls bowled 1,784
Wickets 16
Bowling average 52.31
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/15
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 December 2014

Born at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Owen made his debut in first-class cricket for Surrey against Middlesex at Lord's in 1930.[1] His first appearance in the County Championship came in the following season, with four appearances in the competition (plus one non-Championship match against Middlesex at The Oval).[1] Owen continued to play infrequently for Surrey in the 1932 and 1933 seasons, making nine first-class appearances across the two seasons.[1] He made a total of fifteen first-class appearances for Surrey, scoring 196 runs at an average of 19.60, recording a single half century with a high-score of 54,[2] which came against Hampshire in 1932, and included large partnerships with Robert Gregory and Alf Gover, to help Surrey recover from 150/8 to 316 all out.[3] With his slow left-arm orthodox bowling, he took 16 wickets, but was fairly ineffective, averaging 44.37 per wicket, with best figures of 3/15.[4]

Six years after leaving Surrey, Owen joined Bedfordshire, making his debut for the county in the 1939 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. Eight further appearances followed, in what was to be the final season before county cricket was cancelled following the outbreak of World War II.[5] After the conclusion of the war, Owen resumed playing minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire.[5] He was selected to represent a combined Minor Counties cricket team in two first-class matches in 1950, against the Marylebone Cricket Club and the touring West Indians,[1] recording his highest first-class score of 57 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.[6] A final first-class appearance came in 1951, when the Minor Counties played Kent.[1] He continued to play for Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship until 1957, by which time he had made a total of 96 appearances.[5]

He died at Eastbourne, Sussex on 17 February 1978.[7]

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Joseph Glyn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Glyn Owen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. "Hampshire v Surrey, 1932 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Glyn Owen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Joseph Glyn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  6. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Minor Counties, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. Joseph Owen at CricketArchive
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