| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexander Patrick O'Dowd | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1967 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Max O'Dowd (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991/92–1993/94 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996/97–1997/98 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 3 January 1992 Auckland v Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 17 March 1997 Northern Districts v Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 12 September 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Patrick O'Dowd (born 25 February 1967) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former first-class cricketer. He has coached North Harbour Rugby Union Mitre 10 Cup side, was head coach of the Dutch national side and as of 2019[update] is assistant coach with Nottingham Rugby Club in the English Championship and.[1]
A right-handed batsman, O'Dowd made 17 appearances in first-class cricket, 14 of them for Auckland between 1991 and the end of 1993 and three more for Northern Districts in 1996–97.[2] O'Dowd scored his only century in his second match; hitting 113 against Canterbury in 1992. He also briefly served as Auckland's captain.[3]
For several seasons from 1991 O'Dowd was a cricket player/coach in the Netherlands for Hoofdklasse club HBS Craeyenhout.[4] O'Dowd's son, Max O'Dowd, also plays cricket, and, by virtue of holding a Dutch passport, made his debut for the Dutch national side in 2015.[5]