Max O'Dowd

Maxwell Patrick "Max" O'Dowd (born 4 March 1994) is an international cricketer who made his debut for the Dutch national side in June 2015. In the North Sea Pro Series, he has played for the Northern Hurricanes. O'Dowd made his Twenty20 International debut for the Netherlands against Nepal on 1 July 2015.[1]

Max O'Dowd
Personal information
Full nameMaxwell Patrick O'Dowd
Born (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
RoleBatsman
RelationsAlex O'Dowd (father)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 66)19 June 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI21 June 2019 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 31)1 July 2015 v Nepal
Last T20I2 November 2019 v PNG
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 2 32 5 16
Runs scored 145 828 326 385
Batting average 145.00 28.55 40.75 32.08
100s/50s 0/2 0/6 2/0 0/3
Top score 87* 69 126 87*
Balls bowled – 76 444 162
Wickets – 3 6 3
Bowling average – 39.66 53.50 49.66
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling – 1/7 2/26 1/23
Catches/stumpings 2/– 14/– 1/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2019

Domestic and T20 career

O'Dowd was born in Auckland, New Zealand and attended Westlake Boys High School. His father, Alex O'Dowd, played first-class cricket for Auckland and Northern Districts.[2] The holder of a Dutch passport through his mother, O'Dowd played English club cricket during the 2012 season, and then played for the Dutch under-19 side in the month-long 2012 European Challenge Series. His tournament included a five-wicket haul (5/20) against Jersey, and two half-centuries (against Jersey and Guernsey).[3]

Back in New Zealand for the 2012–13 season, O'Dowd played every match for the Auckland under-19s in the National Under-19 Tournament.[4] He again played club cricket in England in 2013, and also appeared in a single match in the Second Eleven Championship in the same season, playing for Nottinghamshire.[5]

O'Dowd played regularly for Auckland A during the 2014–15 New Zealand season, but is yet to play any matches for the senior team. For the 2015 season, he signed for the Northern Hurricanes franchise in the North Sea Pro Series, a professional league which features teams from the Netherlands and Scotland.[4] In June 2015, O'Dowd made his senior debut for the Netherlands in an Intercontinental Cup match against Papua New Guinea, which held first-class status. He scored 14 in the first innings before being dismissed by Loa Nou, and in the second innings was out to Willie Gavera for a five-ball duck.

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[6][7] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[8]

International career

Brought on to bowl in Papua New Guinea's second innings, he took the wicket of Lega Siaka with his fourth ball in first-class cricket, finishing with 1/44.[9] O'Dowd had not been named in the initial squad for that match,[10] but has been named in the Dutch squads for both the WCL Championship fixture against PNG and the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier.[11] He made his List A debut in the WCL Championship against Scotland on 14 September 2015.[12]

In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' One Day International (ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal, but he did not play.[13] In June 2019, he was named in the Netherlands' ODI squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[14] He made his ODI debut for the Netherlands against Zimbabwe on 19 June 2019.[15]

In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[16] In April 2020, he was one of seventeen Dutch-based cricketers to be named in the team's senior squad.[17]

References
  1. "Nepal tour of Netherlands, 2nd T20I: Netherlands v Nepal at Amstelveen, Jul 1, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. Alex O'Dowd – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. Ingrid van der Elst (3 August 2012). "U19 wint drie keer van Guernsey en Jersey" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. Miscellaneous matches played by Max O'Dowd – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. Second Eleven Championship matches played by Max O'Dowd – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. ICC Intercontinental Cup, Netherlands v Papua New Guinea at Amstelveen, Jun 16–19, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  10. (11 June 2015). "Netherlands, PNG squads for I-Cup and WCLC matches announced" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  11. Netherlands Squad / Players, ICC WORLD TWENTY20 QUALIFIER – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  12. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 9th Match: Netherlands v Scotland at Amstelveen, Sep 14, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  13. "Selecties Nederlands XI voor Lord's en Nepal". KNCB. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  14. "Netherlands vs Zimbabwe: ODI & T20 Series". Cricket World. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  15. "1st ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Deventer, Jun 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  16. "Ryan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  17. "Dutch men's squads announced". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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