Graeme Fowler
INTL CAREER: 1982 - 1986
Full Name
Graeme Fowler
Born
April 20, 1957, Accrington, Lancashire
Age
67y 13d
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
Playing Role
Opening Batter
Education
Accrington Grammar School; Durham University
Other
Commentator
"Foxy" Fowler was a left-handed opener who apparently played and missed so often that soon even he hardly seemed to know whether he had an elaborate and irritating way of leaving the ball or whether he was phenomenally lucky. When he did make contact, Fowler was impressive, especially off the back foot. But he was certainly lucky that so many potential openers went on the rebel 1981-82 tour of South Africa: all his 21 Tests came while they were banned. His career reached its apogee with his marvellous 201 in the 1984-85 Madras Test (in conditions very foreign to an Accrington lad), but after one more game Graham Gooch came back and Fowler was history. He remained a solid force for Lancashire, and then turned his cheeky-chappie image to good effect as a radio summariser.
Matthew Engel
Terms of Use|Privacy Policy|Your US State Privacy Rights|Children's Online Privacy Policy|Interest - Based Ads|Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information|Feedback
© 2024 ESPN Sports Media Ltd. All rights reserved