| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Patrick Rowan |
| Born | 2 May 1925 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 3 February 2017 (aged 91) Warwick, Queensland, Australia |
| Role | International umpire |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 25 (1963–1971) |
| ODIs umpired | 1 (1971) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 October 2009 | |
Louis Patrick "Lou" Rowan (2 May 1925 – 3 February 2017)[1] was an Australian Test cricket umpire who umpired the first One Day International at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 5 January 1971. He umpired 25 Test matches between 1963 and 1971 and became Australia's senior umpire after the retirement of Col Egar. A Detective Sergeant with the Queensland drug squad, Rowan took no nonsense on the field either and was inclined to stand on his authority.[2] His first match was with Umpire Bill Smyth between Australia and England at Sydney on 11 January to 15 January 1963.