Background
He was born at Barwell, Leicestershire.
He was born at Barwell, Leicestershire.
Powers was a right-handed batsman. Powers made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Surrey at Grace Road in the 1895 County Championship. He made eight further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 1896 County Championship.
In his nine first-class matches for Leicestershire, he scored a total of 195 runs at an average of 12.18, with a high score of 25.
He died at Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire on 9 November 1939.