Greg Rowell

Greg Rowell
Personal information
Full name
Gregory John Rowell
Born (1966-09-01) 1 September 1966 (age 58)
Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia
Height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989/90–1990/91New South Wales
1991/92–1997/98Queensland
1998/99Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 46 27
Runs scored 527 51
Batting average 11.45 8.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 45* 17*
Balls bowled 9,623 1,440
Wickets 147 27
Bowling average 30.98 34.03
5 wickets in innings 4 0
10 wickets in match 1 0
Best bowling 7/46 3/30
Catches/stumpings 26/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 August 2010

Gregory John Rowell (born 1 September 1966) is an Australian cricketer who played for Queensland, New South Wales, and Tasmania. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler who was born at Lindfield, New South Wales.

On 11 May 2007, Rowell announced his intention to stand as the Labor candidate for Lord Mayor in the 2008 Brisbane City Council election .[1] He secured 29% of the primary vote and lost to incumbent Campbell Newman.[2][3]

Since then, Rowell has campaigned strongly on the issues of securing water for Brisbane's future and the need to provide better public transport.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Emma Chalmers (11 May 2007). "Bowler's run for City Hall". The Courier-Mail.
  2. ^ "Mayoral Election – ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Rowell concedes defeat – Queensland – BrisbaneTimes – brisbanetimes.com.au". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.


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