Ronald Doig Bowe (born 10 December 1939) is a former Australian sportsman who played Sheffield Shield cricket with Western Australia and Australian rules football for South Fremantle in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL).

Ron Bowe
Personal information
Full name
Ronald Doig Bowe
Born (1939-12-10) 10 December 1939 (age 84)
Beaconsfield, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967/68–1968/69Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 110
Batting average 22.00
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 86
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 May 2020

Bowe played 58 games for South Fremantle, between 1959 and 1963. His grandfather, James Doig, made over 200 league appearances and was the uncle of the great George Doig.[1]

He made his first-class cricket debut in the 1967/68 Sheffield Shield season, against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Opening the batting, Bowe had put on 30 runs in the first innings before retiring hurt. He came back to the crease with the side four down and went on to make 86 before being bowled by Alan Connolly. In the second innings, Western Australian required just 19 for victory, which Bowe and his opening partner Derek Chadwick achieved without losing a wicket.[2] At the conclusion of the match, Bowe had a first-class average of 97 but that would fall sharply as he could only put together a further 13 runs in his next four innings. His first two were against the West Indies in 1968/69, where he was dismissed by Wes Hall twice.[3] He also played a Shield match against Victoria that season, this time at the WACA, but scored a duck and four.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Other Doigs". George Doig website. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Victoria v Western Australia". CricketArchive.
  3. ^ "Western Australia v West Indians". CricketArchive.
  4. ^ "Western Australia v Victoria". CricketArchive.