Background
He was born at Cheadle, Cheshire, and educated at Cheltenham College.
He was born at Cheadle, Cheshire, and educated at Cheltenham College.
Clowes was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. Clowes made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Sussex in 1884. He made three further first-class appearances for the county in that season, the last of which came against Sussex.
In his four first-class appearances for Gloucestershire, Clowes scored a total of 82 runs at an average of 10.25, with a high score of 22.
He died at Bloomsbury, London on 6 April 1899.