Lives in Cricket No 32 - Eric Rowan

109 Index North Africa 44 Northampton 71 North Eastern Transvaal 42, 67, 88 Nourse, A.W. (‘Dave’) 15, 43 Nourse, A.D. 15, 16 , 17, 20 , 28, 29 , 32, 33, 35-41, 40 , 43, 46-51, 50 , 53, 55, 56, 59 , 59-66, 61 , 67-76, 68 , 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 85, 87, 89, 90 Nupen, E.P. (‘Buster’) 9 Oldfield, W.A.S. 26 , 28, 32 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester 17, 18, 22, 71, 73 , 77, 83, 84, 85, 86 Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 12, 28, 36, 101 O’Linn, S. 98 Oliver, Gladys Mabel (first wife) 96 Orange Free State 13, 26, 45, 57, 88 O’Reilly, W.J. (‘Tiger’) 25, 26, 27, 28, 32 , 33 Oval Cricket Ground, Kennington 22, 34, 79 Owen-Smith, H.G. (‘Tuppy’) 35 Oxford University C.C. 17, 35 Palmer, C.H. 50 Paynter, E. 34, 35, 37 Peebles, I.A.R. 11 Pegler, S.J. 67, 68 , 73, 75, 82 Perks, R.T.D. 35 , 40 Pienaar, A.J. 84 Play Abandoned 75 Plimsoll, J.B. 93 Ponsford, W.H. 25 Port Elizabeth 45, 55, 65 Quinn, N.A. 13 Rhodesia 34, 67 Richardson, V.Y. 25, 26 , 30, 32 , 33 Ridgeway, C.R 35 Robins, R.W.V. 18, 22 Rowan, Alfred Charles (‘Alf’) (father) 8, 9, 11, 12, 98 Rowan, Athol Matthew Burchell (brother) 42, 44, 45 , 47, 49, 52, 55, 58, 59, 68 , 69, 79, 82, 95, 98 Rowan, Basil (brother) 8 Rowan, Diane Erica (‘Di’) (daughter) 7, 9, 11, 92 , 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 Rowan, Delia Ann (daughter of Eric jnr) 96 Rowan, Dulcie (sister) 8, 96 Rowan, Eric Alfred Burchell birth 8 career with South African Iron and Steel Works 93 with Electric Printing Works 93 with Interpak 93 with VPC 93 death 101 education 8, 9 , 11 first-class career in South Africa 1929/30 10, 11 1930/31 11 1931/32 12 1932/33 12, 13 1933/34 13 1934/35 13, 14 1935/36 25-33 1936/37 34 1937/38 34 1938/39 34-41 1939/40 42-43 1942/43 44 1945/46 45 1946/47 45-47 1947/48 48 1948/49 49-56 1949/50 57-66 1950/51 67 1951/52 83, 84 1952/53 87, 88 1953/54 88, 89 highest first-class score 42-43 highest Test score 78-79 marriages 95, 96 military service 43-44 overseas tours 1935 14-24 1951 67- 83 plays first first-class match 10 plays last first-class match 89 plays first Test match 17-18 plays last Test match 79 - 82 scores first century 12 scores first Test century 53-54 scores last Test century 78-79 Test selector 93 Rowan, Eric Anthony (son) 95 Rowan, Eric Norman (son of Eric jnr) 96 Rowan, Jane (nee Burchell) (mother) 8, 11 Rowan, Phyllis (sister) 8 Rowan Room, The 9, 98 Saggers, R.A. 58 Schwabe, Carl 67 Second World War 39, 66 Sheffield, Bramall Lane Ground 18 Sheffield Shield 25 Siedle, I.J. 15, 16 , 17, 18, 22, 27, 28, 33 Simpson, R.T . 50 , 69 Smith, V.I. 59, 61 Snooke, S. J. (‘Tip’) 15, 16 South African Cricket Association 49, 57, 65, 84, 96 South African Cricket 1947-1960 48, 82 South African Cricket Union 85, 96 Sports Express 47 Springbok 7, 10, 12, 13 , 15, 25, 32, 33, 39, 41, 44, 47, 55, 57, 60, 65, 71, 77,