Philip Bower

Philip Salkeld Syndercombe Bower (24 September 1898 – 12 October 1978) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Henry Gregory Syndercombe Bower, he was born at Holtby in September 1898. He was educated at Repton School,[1] entering straight into the Royal Garrison Artillery in September 1917 as a second lieutenant and serving in the final year of the First World War.[2] Following the war he went up to Oriel College, Oxford. While at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1919. He made three further first-class appearances for Oxford in 1919, in addition to making a first-class appearance for H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI against Oxford University at Eastbourne.[3] For Oxford, he scored 105 runs at an average of 17.50 and a high score of 78.[4] Across all five matches, he took 11 wickets with best figures of 3 for 103.[1]

He later emigrated to South Africa, where he became a farmer in the Transvaal. He died in the Magaliesberg mountain range in South Africa in October 1978. His grandson was the South Africa Test cricketer Clive Rice. His great-uncle, Christopher Nevill, also played first-class cricket.