Philip Bower
Personal information
Full name
Philip Salkeld Syndercombe Bower
Born24 September 1898
Holtby, Yorkshire, England
Died12 October 1978(1978-10-12) (aged 80)
Magaliesberg, Transvaal,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RelationsClive Rice (grandson)
Christopher Nevill (great-uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1919Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 105
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 78
Balls bowled 619
Wickets 11
Bowling average 42.45
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/103
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2019

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Player profile: Philip Bower". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "No. 30322". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 October 1917. p. 10258.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Philip Bower". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Philip Bower". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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