John Rowley

Who was John Rowley?

John Vincent D'Alessio Rowley was a South African born English cricketer and colonial governor. Rowley was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province.

Rowley played two first-class matches for Oxford University in 1927, against the Army and the touring New Zealanders. In his two first-class matches he scored 4 runs at a batting average of 2.00, with a highest score of 2*. Behind the stumps he took a single catch and made a single stumping.

Rowley made his debut for Devon in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall. He played two further fixtures for the county in 1949, against the Second XI's of Kent and Surrey. He played one further match for Devon in 1951 against Oxfordshire.

Rowley later served as the Governor of Darfur from 1953-1955. He died in Newbury, Berkshire on 30 November 1996.