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| Full name | Robert St Leger Fowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 1891 Rahinstown, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 June 1925 (aged 34) Rahinstown, Leinster, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Robert Henry Fowler (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert St Leger Fowler MC (7 April 1891 — 13 June 1925) was an Irish first-class cricketer, often regarded as the best Irish cricketer not to have represented Ireland itself. An all-rounder who batted right-handed and bowled off spin, he is perhaps best known for his outstanding all-round performance as captain of Eton College in the match against Harrow in 1910, the match commonly referred to as Fowler's match. After serving in the First World War with the 17th Lancers, during the course of which he was awarded the Military Cross, Fowler played first-class cricket after the war mostly for the British Army cricket team, until his death from leukemia in 1925.