Background
He was born in Southampton, Hampshire.
He was born in Southampton, Hampshire.
Downer was a right-handed batsman. Downer served in the British Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War. Following the war, Downer represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1946, the first County Championship after the war.
He made his debut against Middlesex at Lord"son
In this match he was dismissed for a single run in Hampshire"s first-innings by Bill Etherington. In their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 by the same bowler.
His second and final first-class match came against Gloucestershire at the County Ground, Southampton. In this match he was dismissed for a duck in Hampshire"s first-innings by Sam Cook and in their second-innings he was run out for 3.
His two matches for Hampshire had yielded him 8 runs at a batting average of 2.00.
