Uton Dowe

Uton George Dowe (born 29 March 1949) is a former Jamaican cricketer. He played four Test matches for the West Indies as a fast bowler from 1971 to 1973.

Uton Dowe
Personal information
Full name
Uton George Dowe
Born (1949-03-29) 29 March 1949
Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 140)1 April 1971 v India
Last Test16 February 1973 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969/70–1976/77Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 4 27 3
Runs scored 8 128 11
Batting average 8.00 7.11 –
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 5* 25* 6*
Balls bowled 1014 5,167 165
Wickets 12 97 4
Bowling average 44.50 27.86 32.00
5 wickets in innings 0 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/69 7/19 2/39
Catches/stumpings 3/– 9/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 February 2019

He played for Jamaica from the 1969–70 season to the 1976–77 season. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 1970–71 Shell Shield season, with 24 wickets at 15.75, including 2 for 34 and 7 for 19 in the match against Combined Leeward and Windward Islands,[1] a performance that was immediately rewarded with his Test debut in the Fourth Test against India, in which he took 4 for 69 and 1 for 22.[2]

Despite his short Test career, Dowe is famous for the so-called 11th commandment, 'Dowe shalt not bowl', dished out to him by spectators in his final Test match against Australia in 1972–73 in response to his erratic bowling to Keith Stackpole.[3][4]

References
  1. Combined Leeward and Windward Islands v Jamaica 1970-71
  2. West Indies v India, Bridgetown 1970-71
  3. Sobers, G. (1988) Twenty Years at the Top, Macmillan, London, p.24
  4. "Sri Lanka pinch a classic". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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