Samuel Fowler (18 August 1854 – 13 July 1915) was a New Zealand

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who played

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for

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from 1874 to 1884. His brothers

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and

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also played for Nelson.

Career

In April 1878, in a first-class match against

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in which 40 wickets fell for 297 runs, Fowler made the highest score on either side of 28

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and 15. Nelson won by 85 runs. In December 1880 he took 5 for 14 in Wellington's first innings in a drawn match. In the match Nelson played against the touring

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in February 1881, Fowler opened the batting and scored 30 in the first innings; in the whole match no one else on either side exceeded 16. Nelson led the Australians by 11 runs on the first innings in the drawn match.

Personal life and death

Fowler lived in

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, near

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, where he died in July 1915, leaving a widow and family.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fowler, Samuel 1854 births 1915 deaths New Zealand cricketers Nelson cricketers 19th-century New Zealand sportsmen