Owen Burrows

Oqwen Burrows
Personal information
Full name Arthur Owen Burrows
Born (1903-10-17)17 October 1903
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died 4 January 1984(1984-01-04) (aged 80)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923–1937 Tasmania
Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2016

Owen Burrows (17 October 1903 – 4 January 1984) was an Australian cricketer. He played 32 first-class matches between 1923 and 1937, mostly for Tasmania.[1]

In the 1929–30 season he played a match for Woodfull's XI versus Ryder's XI.[2] A fast bowler, he once bowled a ball that sent a bail 83 yards 1 foot 9 inches, which is believed to be a world record.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arthur Burrows". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "NOTES OF THE DAY". The Mercury. CXXXI (19, 366). Tasmania, Australia. 2 December 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 1 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Wisden 1985, p. 1190.


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