Bowden is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace. Bowden represented the Kent Cricket Board in List A cricket. His debut List A match came against Denmark in the 1999 National Westminster Trophy.
From 1999 to 2003, he represented the Board in 12 List A matches, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.
In his 12 List A matches, he scored 342 runs at a batting average of 31.09, with a 2 half centuries and a high score of 91. In the field he took 4 catches.
He currently plays for Sevenoaks Vine Cricket Club in the Kent Cricket League.