Robert Leslie Rowse (8 September 1926 – 5 May 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bob Rowse | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Leslie Rowse | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1926 | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 2016 (aged 89) | ||
| Original team(s) | Ormond | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1951 | Melbourne | 6 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editHe married Betty Mary McGill in 1950.[2]
Cricket
editHe played in 40 first grade matches for the Prahran Cricket Club over six seasons (1945/6 to 1950/51), scoring a total of 798 runs (average 18.55; highest score 77).[3][4]
In 1954, as the opening bat for a combined Mildura side, playing against a combined Ballarat side, he scored 108 in 141 minutes, with 15 4's — this was the top score for the 1954 Country Cricket Week competition.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.727.
- ^ Engagements Announced: McGill—Rowse, The Age, (Saturday, 23 October 1948), p.4.
- ^ Prahran Cricket Club 1st XI Career Records 1889-90 — 2019/20, Prahran Cricket Club, 2021.
- ^ Advice from an Expert, The Herald, (Saturday, 14 October 1950), p.26.
- ^ Taylor, Percy, "Mildura bat hits up 108", The Argus, (Wednesday, 10 February 1954), p.23.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
External links
edit- Bob Rowse's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Rowse at AustralianFootball.com
- Bob Rowse, at Demonwiki.