Samuel Lowndes
Samuel Lowndes JP (1825 – 16 September 1903) was an English first-class cricketer and stockbroker.
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| Full name | Samuel Lowndes | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1825 Finsbury, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 September 1903 (aged 77) Guildford, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Richard Lowndes (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1846–1847 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of William Loftus Lowndes, he was born at Finsbury in 1825 and was educated at Winchester College. After completing his education at Winchester, he joined the Stock Exchange.[1] Lowndes later played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, making two appearances against Oxford University in 1846 and one appearance against Cambridge University in 1847.[2] He had little success in these matches, scoring a total of 33 runs with a highest score of 23.[3] He appeared below first-class level in two matches for Shropshire in 1844 while playing at club level for Bridgnorth.[4] Lowndes was a justice of the peace for Dorset.[1] He died at Guildford in September 1903, aged 77.[5] His brother, Richard, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
- Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 60.
- "First-Class Matches played by Samuel Lowndes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Samuel Lowndes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- Percival, Tony (1899). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1898. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 19, 47. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published by Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
- Deaths. The Globe. 19 September 1903. p. 7