Background
He was born at Locking, Somerset and died at Dunton, Norfolk.
He was born at Locking, Somerset and died at Dunton, Norfolk.
The precise date of his birth is not known: the directory of Cambridge University students identifies that he was aged 19 when he was admitted to Jesus College in February 1842, but also states that he was aged 72 at his death in 1896. Dowell batted and bowled in his first-class cricket matches, but neither his batting nor his bowling style is known. He played minor matches for Norfolk teams from 1844 through to 1870.