Edward Ernest Bowen
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Full name | Edward Ernest Bowen | ||||||||||||||
Born | Glenmore, Ireland | 30 March 1836||||||||||||||
Died | 8 April 1901 Moux, Côte-d'Or, France | (aged 65)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Charles Bowen (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1864 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2009 |
Edward Ernest Bowen (30 March 1836 – 8 April 1901) was a first-class cricketer, footballer, and an influential schoolmaster at Harrow School from 1859 until his death, and the author of the Harrow school song, "Forty Years On". He was notable in football for winning the first two FA Cup finals with the Wanderers.
Biography
The son of Christopher Bowen, he was born at
Bowen was considered a pioneer of
It was whilst on a cycling tour of France in 1901 that Bowen died suddenly at the village of Moux. Despite seemingly having been in perfect health,[11] it was noted that his sudden death occurred while he was trying to mount his bicycle.[8] Cyril Norwood said of him that he had "kept the eternal boy alive within his own breast to the very end".[12] His elder brother was also a first-class cricketer. His grandson, I. M. B. Stuart, was an Irish rugby union international and broadcaster.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 339.
- ^ a b Obituary: Mr. E. E. Bowen. London: The Times. Issue 36426. 11 April 1901. p. 4
- ISBN 9781000907711.
- ISBN 1-899468-78-1.
- ISBN 9780955049606.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Bowen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Sussex v Hampshire, County Match 1864". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1901". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- JSTOR 43609259. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ISBN 9781349023493.
- ^ "Deaths". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 12 April 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ISBN 9780719018794.