Gregory John Rowell (born 1 September 1966) is an Australian cricketer who played for Queensland, New South Wales, and Tasmania. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler who was born at Lindfield, New South Wales.
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| Full name | Gregory John Rowell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1966 Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1989/90–1990/91 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991/92–1997/98 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998/99 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On 11 May 2007, Rowell announced his intention to stand as the Labor candidate for Lord Mayor in the 2008 Brisbane City Council election .[1] He secured 29% of the primary vote and lost to incumbent Campbell Newman.[2][3]
Since then, Rowell has campaigned strongly on the issues of securing water for Brisbane's future and the need to provide better public transport.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Emma Chalmers (11 May 2007). "Bowler's run for City Hall". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ "Mayoral Election – ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Rowell concedes defeat – Queensland – BrisbaneTimes – brisbanetimes.com.au". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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