Tom Lowry

Tom Lowry

Lowry in 1931
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Coleman Lowry
Born	(1898-02-17)17 February 1898 Fernhill, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Died	20 July 1976(1976-07-20) (aged 78) Hastings, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder, wicket-keeper
International information
National side	New Zealand (1930–1931)
Test debut (cap 8)	10 January 1930 v England
Last Test	15 August 1931 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1917/18	Auckland
1921–1924	Somerset
1921–1924	Cambridge University
1926/27–1932/33	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 7 198 Runs scored 223 9,421 Batting average 27.87 31.19 100s/50s 0/2 18/47 Top score 80 181 Balls bowled 12 3,003 Wickets 0 49 Bowling average – 27.00 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 4/14 Catches/stumpings 8/– 188/49
Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2017

Thomas Coleman Lowry (17 February 1898 – 20 July 1976) was a New Zealand international cricketer. He was New Zealand's first Test captain, and led the team in their first seven Test matches between January 1930 and August 1931. He played first-class cricket from 1918 to 1937.^[1] He was a farmer and racehorse breeder in Hawke's Bay, who served as president of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Association from 1951 to 1965.