Alex O'Dowd

Alexander Patrick O'Dowd (born 25 February 1967) is a professional first class rugby coach and former New Zealand first class cricketer. He has coached North Harbour Rugby Union Mitre 10 Cup side for 3 seasons, was head coach of the Dutch national side and as of 2019 is Assistant Coach with Nottingham Rugby Club in the English Championship and.[1]

Alex O'Dowd
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Patrick O'Dowd
Born (1967-02-25) 25 February 1967
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed batsman
RoleBatsman
RelationsMax O'Dowd (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991-94Auckland
1996-98Northern Districts
First-class debut3 January 1992 Auckland v Wellington
Last First-class17 March 1997 Northern Districts v Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 17 13
Runs scored 604 108
Batting average 25.16 9.00
100s/50s 1/2 -/-
Top score 113 29
Balls bowled - -
Wickets - -
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling - -
Catches/stumpings 12/- 7/-
Source: CricketArchive, 12 Sept 2008

A right-handed batsman, O'Dowd made 17 appearances in first-class cricket, 14 of them for Auckland between 1991 and the end of 1993 and three more for Northern Districts in 1996–97.[2] O'Dowd scored his only century in his second match; hitting 113 against Canterbury in 1992. He also briefly served as Auckland's captain.[3]

For several seasons from 1991 O'Dowd was a cricket player/coach in the Netherlands for Hoofdklasse club HBS Craeyenhout.[4] O'Dowd's son, Max O'Dowd, also plays cricket, and, by virtue of holding a Dutch passport, made his debut for the Dutch national side in 2015.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Alex O'Dowd, Backs Coach". Nottingham Rugby. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. "Alex O'Dowd player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  3. "Canterbury v Auckland in 1991/92". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  4. "Best Cricket Team of HBS". HBS Craeyenhout. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. Max O'Dowd – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2015.


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