Monty Bowden

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Monty Bowden England (Eng)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	n/a
	Tests	First-class
Matches	2	86
Runs scored	25	2316
Batting average	12.50	20.13
100s/50s	0/0	3/7
Top score	25	189*
Balls bowled	0	75
Wickets	0	2
Bowling average	n/a	17.50
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	n/a	2/7
Catches/stumpings	1/0	73/14
Test debut: 12 March 1889 Last Test: 26 March 1889 Source: [1]

Montague Parker Bowden (better known as Monty Bowden) (born 1 November 1865 in Stockwell, Surrey, died 19 February 1892 in Umtali, Rhodesia (now Mutare, Zimbabwe)) was an English cricketer and wicket-keeper, who played two Test matches against South Africa in 1888/9. Bowden, aged 23 years 144 days became England's youngest captain on 25 March 1889, when he captained England to victory in the second of his two Tests. Three years later he died in Umtali Hospital. Officially he died of epilepsy, although a fall from his cart, leading him to be trampled under the hooves of his own oxen contributed to his death. Umtali Hospital was nothing more than a glorified mud hut where his body had to be protected from marauding lions prior to being interred in a coffin made from whiskey cases.

[edit] See also

• History of Test cricket (1884 to 1889)

[edit] External reference

• Cricinfo page on Monty Bowden
• Review of England's Youngest Captain by Jonty Winch on bodylinebooks.com
• Daily Telegraph (UK newspaper)
• CricketArchive page on Monty Bowden