Background
He was born in Wigan, Lancashire.
He was born in Wigan, Lancashire.
Fowler was a left-handed batsman. Fowler made his debut for Oxfordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. Fowler played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1978 to 1987, which included 47 Minor Counties Championship matches and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1981 National Westminster Trophy.
He played 3 further List A matches, the last coming against Leicesteshire in the 1987 National Westminster Trophy. In his 4 List A matches, he scored 137 runs at a batting average of 34.25, with a single century high score of 119.
This came against Warwickshire in the 1983 National Westminster Trophy.