Education
He was educated at Sherborne and Marlborough and was the only one of the tourists to have learnt his cricket in England.
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William Bowring
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He first went to the West Indies in late 1898 and his first big matches were for Bachelor of Arts Street Hill"s team in 1898-1899 and for Barbados in the 1899-1900 Inter-Colonial Tournament but in none of these matches did he have any success. Despite this he was originally selected as captain of the 1900 tourists. He was eventually replaced in this role by Aucher Warner but agreed to join the side as an ordinary member.
He was described before the tour as "Good bat, hard hitter, makes his runs mostly in front of the wicket by hard drives.
Has a good forcing stroke off his legs, and plays very hard, especially on the official A good field, and safe catch.
He was disappointing on the tour and "except for three innings, did nothing". His top score was 63 against Hampshire and he scored 33 and 28 against Warwickshire.
He played for Barbados in the 1901-1902 Inter-Colonial Tournament and then over three years later was chosen for the combined West Indies team against Lord Brackley"s team in 1904-1905 when he scored 5 and was absent hurt in the second innings.
His first class career therefore consisted of 5 matches with a batting average of under 5.
Membership
Member of the Wanderers" Club".
